Subscriber Op-Ed

Below is a collection of every Subscriber Op-Ed article by The Information.
Social Capital Founder & CEO Chamath Palihapitiya. Photo by Bloomberg.
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The Sunk Cost Fallacy and the Future of Silicon Valley

By Chamath Palihapitiya · Dec 14, 2016 6:38am PST · 10 comments
Last year, we released the inaugural Future List, a new way of thinking about the durability of the venture industry, along with an op-ed arguing that we need to change our behavioral biases to prioritize solving hard problems. Why? Because without solutions to hard problems, a growing disparity in economic and social opportunity will compound... Last year, we released the inaugural Future List, a new way of thinking about the durability of...
Art by Ben Rosen.
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Escaping the Digital Media ‘Crap Trap’

By Jim VandeHei · Apr 19, 2016 2:00pm PDT · 10 comments
Digital media companies are caught in the "crap trap," mass-producing trashy clickbait so they can claim huge audiences and often higher valuations.  Here is how they fell into this lethal trap: They got into the content game to produce news or info they might be proud of, believing they could lure us to read it and maybe even pay... Digital media companies are caught in the "crap trap," mass-producing trashy clickbait...
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Bros Funding Bros: What’s Wrong with Venture Capital

By Chamath Palihapitiya · Oct 6, 2015 6:51am PDT · 12 comments
There is a laggard in our backyard that is slowing down progress. Fortunately, Silicon Valley trades on entrepreneurs disrupting this old guard.The venture capital industry is stuck in yesteryear—the same people, living the same lives and having the same experiences making largely the same decisions. This sameness may have been a strength,... There is a laggard in our backyard that is slowing down progress. Fortunately, Silicon Valley...
Apple's iPhone. Photo by Bloomberg.
The Revolution Will Be Streamed: The Era of the Streaming OS
By James Higa · Oct 1, 2015 11:19am PDT · 1 comment
Apple's iPhone. Photo by Bloomberg.
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The Revolution Will Be Streamed: The Era of the Streaming OS

By James Higa · Oct 1, 2015 11:19am PDT · 1 comment
During my nearly 30 years at Apple, I witnessed the birth of the personal computer revolution in the Macintosh group, saw the development of iOS and watched the transformation from the Apple II days to UNIX with NeXT to Macbooks and the iPhone and iPad. In short, I’ve seen the full evolution of the operating system—starting from when... During my nearly 30 years at Apple, I witnessed the birth of the personal computer revolution in...