Joe Kraus
Joe Kraus
Joe Kraus is the founder of Excite, JotSpot, and DigitalConsumer.org, along with his long-time business partner Graham Spencer. Currently, Kraus is an Investment Partner on the GV team...
fighting squash innovation
Fight piracy; don't squash innovation.
media giving innovation
Media companies, under the guise of piracy, are asking congress to give them more control over fair use. Hollywood wants to control innovation.
goal competition relative
Set measurable goals, measure relative to competition.
missing cost hiring
The cost of hiring someone bad is so much greater than missing out on someone good.
reality optimism balance
Don't forget to balance optimism with fact and belief with reality.
company ifs values
Any time you build a company designed to be sold, you ultimately get less value if it's sold.
vcr important television
Fair use is important to innovators as well as consumers. It's fair use that allowed the VCR to innovate on top of the television.