David Semeria

"Hi Albert. I'd love to hear your thoughts on technical debt in the context of scaling. We all know that it's an order of magnitude easier to maintain state on a single node than it is on 2+ nodes. But it's also true that a single node doesn't scale too well. What do you recommend? Start off with one node and bite the scalability bullet once you get traction, or go full out scalable from day one?" - David Semeria

"So much insight in so few words. Well-played Arnold" - David Semeria

"Well-played yourself, JLM" - David Semeria

"Hi Fred, how does this investment fit in with: Large networks of engaged users, differentiated through user experience, and defensible through network effects I'm just wondering whether I'm missing something or perhaps USV's thesis has evolved...." - David Semeria

"I've often thought about how cool it would be to meet many of the regulars here in person. I hope not to offend anyone, but top of my list are Andy Swan and JLM. If both commit to the party (and assuming we're all invited) then I commit to flying out from Milan to attend." - David Semeria

"Also, I agree that often you don't know whether a day was genuinely good or bad until much later. But I disagree when you say that machines are (or soon will be) doing many tasks humans currently do. In services I can't currently imagine a robot plumber, policeman or chef, and in manufacturing I would say the transformation of the Chinese workforce has played a much greater role than has technology. That's not to say there have not been amazing changes brought on by technology. But I see these changes more in terms of your own phrase "networks over hierarchies" (ie people displacing other people) rather than in terms of machines doing the displacing." - David Semeria

"Very wise." - David Semeria

"Excellent Albert and Rohan! By the way, how do you say "dongle" in German?" - David Semeria

"I remember when I was one of the very few in the city to own one of these: It could only store 10 songs, but I didn't care..." - David Semeria

"It's very hard to choose a favorite, but I'll go for this one: Money cannot buy happiness --- it can however rent it. Well played Car, keep on hummin'" - David Semeria

"You might very well think that, but I couldn't possibly comment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v..." - David Semeria

"Understandably so because not all investors are cut from the same cloth. This is one of the many reasons you have a queue at your door..." - David Semeria