Aggregation Theory

Mythos, Muse, and the Opportunity Cost of Compute

Does Aggregation Theory survive in a world of constrained compute? Yes, insomuch as controlling demand will give power over supply.

Disney and Integrators Versus Aggregators

Disney’s reorganization reinforces their integrated strategy; there is a lot to learn for anyone competing with Aggregators.

Decentralizing the Economic Power of the Web (A Reading List)

We recently hosted a panel discussion as part of our MozFest’s Dialogues & Debates series focused on interrogating the web’s reigning business model — d…

Scale-Up! | Odoo

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business ? Or wondered how you could get started? With Odoo Scale-Up! you will learn all of that through 10 different business cases.

Game Theory

Game theory is the study of the ways in which interactingchoices of economic agents produce outcomeswith respect to the preferences (or utilities) ofthose agents, where the outcomes in question might have been intendedby none of the agents. The meaning of this statement will not be clearto the non-expert until each of the italicized words and phrases hasbeen explained and featured in some examples. Doing this will be themain business of this article. First, however, we provide somehistorical and philosophical context in order to motivate the readerfor the technical work ahead.

Infinity Category Theory Offers a Bird's-Eye View of Mathematics

Mathematicians have expanded category theory into infinite dimensions, revealing new connections among mathematical concepts

SaaS business model: How do SaaS businesses work? | Stripe

Why is SaaS taking over the world? Learn about the SaaS business model, why SaaS businesses work, and how to grow them.

Role differentiation as ignition of a collective information...

Informational active matter shows how measurement-informed decisions produce collective order, so far in systems that reach consensus. We design collective information engines structured by...

World-systems theory

World-systems theory is a multidisciplinary approach to world history and social change which emphasizes the world-system as the primary unit of social analysis. World-systems theorists argue that their theory explains the rise and fall of states, income inequality, social unrest, and imperialism.

Scaling Engineering Teams: Lessons from Google, Facebook, and Netflix

After spending over a decade in engineering leadership roles at some of the world’s most chaotic innovation factories—Google, Facebook, and Netflix—I’ve learned one universal truth: scaling e…

The Meshwork of Relational Infrastructure

What makes up Relational infrastructure when we zoom in? What are the qualities and attributes that might help us explain how we build it, nurture it and best invest in it - and indeed, what we can expect in return?

Analytics on the Open Social Web • RocheBit

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about analytics on the open social web. I would love to hear how others approach this topic, and share my own perspective.

Study Guide: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Ag…

Analyzing literature can be hard — we make it easy! Thi…