venture capital

A knight standing in front of a tattered WordPress held aloft by an army.

What the hell is happening at Automattic (part 2)? Members Public

The CEO of Automattic has declared war on WP Engine as a bad citizen of the WordPress ecosystem. What the hell is going on?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
WordPress
An old-fashioned journalist succumbs to despair.

Media’s no good, very bad week Members Public

More proof that VC funding and journalism are poor bedfellows — and that you should never trust a social media platform.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media

The end of Future Members Public

Andreessen Horowitz’s short-lived foray into tech journalism is over. When even VCs don’t see a future in tech hype media, what does that mean for the rest of us?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
brand journalism

LeWeb: Fred Wilson on the wearable problem and the healthcare opportunity Members Public

After meditation and a photography discussion, LeWeb proper kicks off with breakfast with a VC: Fred Wilson [http://avc.com] It’s not obvious at the time what the right investments. They’ve made investments in identity, mesh networks, healthcare and bitcoin this year – which is what they planned to

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Fred Wilson

The long, slow Ello Members Public

So, Ello [https://ello.co], then. I’m on there [https://ello.co/adders]. Lots of people are on there (even if they’re not really using it yet [http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/29/no-people-are-not-leaving-facebook-in-droves-for-ello/] ). But I’m very far from convinced just yet. Being wary of Facebook’s

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Ello

31-3.8 - Journalism will survive - but you might not recognise it Members Public

The future of journalistic publication might not look very much like its past…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
business models

It's Change Or Die Time For Media Companies Members Public

When publishers first went online, and when new online publishers set up, they basically recreated magazines and newspapers online – they didn’t create anything that was fundementally tailored to the new medium. In fact, it’s much like the early days of the printing press, when many of the first

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
bloggers

Bubbleicious Members Public

[Via [Roam4Free](http://blog.roam4free.ie/off-the-richter-scale/)]

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
humour