Startups Enough is enough. It’s time to support startups that respect our rights. It’s hard to avoid the headlines. The personal information of tens of millions of people was scraped by a political consultant campaign, using the API of the world’s
Amazon Echo Voice and ambient computing — for good “Alexa, what’s new?” It’s part of my morning routine — and the routine for 39 million Americans and counting. As I drink my morning coffee, my smart speaker gives
Media Build the media platform of tomorrow. The way we learn about the world is transforming.The next wave of internet platforms is coming into view. Four years from now, over half of us will have an
Augmented Reality New realities are new opportunities At Matter., our mission is to help create a more informed, inclusive, and empathetic society by investing in the next generation of media institutions. That means investing in products that
Media Join Matter Eight Top highlightMedia is the bedrock of democracy.It’s the way we learn about the world. It connects us. It empowers us to make stronger decisions by arming us with
Media 🎧 The Drunken Walk, S2-E7: Jane Metcalfe — Co-Founder, WIRED Jane Metcalfe is the founder of NEO.LIFE, an online publication that makes sense of the neobiological revolution. Previously, she co-founded WIRED. As well as WIRED Magazine, the group owned
The Drunken Walk 🎧 The Drunken Walk, S2-E6: Max Ventilla — CEO, AltSchool Max Ventilla is the founder of AltSchool, a collaboration between engineers and educators to help build the future of education. He’s also an accomplished serial entrepreneur whose journey has
Startup 🎧 The Drunken Walk, S2-E5: Lindsay Stewart & Brian McNeill — Stringr Lindsay Stewart and Brian McNeill are the co-founders of Stringr, a startup that took part in Matter’s third class. Stringr allows media organizations to connect with professional and amateur
Startup 🎧 The Drunken Walk, S2-E3: Camille Hearst — CEO, Kit Camille Hearst is Co-founder and CEO at Kit, a community for helping to find the best products for any new activity or experience you want to have in your life.
Media 🎧 The Drunken Walk, S2-E2: Raju Narisetti — CEO, Gizmodo Media Group Our guest in this episode is Raju Narisetti, CEO of Gizmodo Media Group. Raju’s journey is inspiring: from a dairy salesman to the head of a digital media group
Startup 🎧 The Drunken Walk, S2-E1: Morgan DeBaun — CEO, Blavity Our guest on this episode is a remarkable entrepreneur: Morgan DeBaun, CEO and co-founder of Blavity. Together with her co-founders, Morgan figured out how to build a media business that
Media Meet Matter Seven Top highlightThis year is different.When Matter. launched in 2012, we were inspired by Clay Shirky’s words on the rapidly-changing newspaper market: “now is the time for lots and
Entrepreneurship It’s time for media to step up. Top highlightMatter has always set out to create a more informed, connected, and empowered society. We hope to invest in diverse teams, and teams supporting under-represented communities. When more of
Media Beyond targeted advertising Advertising is in crisis. More than one third of online ad traffic is fraudulent, and the ads are so annoying that more than a quarter of users block them. Half
Surveillance Securing free speech This year, Matter. is hoping to invest in teams working on easy-to-use secure communications. It’s a new area for us, but online security and freedom from surveillance have never
Media Be part of the solution. Top highlightThis moment matters.Matter has always set out to create a more informed, connected, and empowered society, and that mission has never been more important than today. Media is
Media Meet Ben! Top highlightI remember when I first walked through the garage door on Bryant St, to see Corey and Lara’s smiling faces, welcoming us in. I remember the friends I
Web Development How we built Known We’ve got some exciting new things in store for 2016 that solve real problems for both higher and corporate education. We’ll discuss this in a future post on
6 honest reflections on being an early-stage startup founder This piece was originally published on my Known site at werd.io. I previously co-founded Elgg and served as CTO at latakoo, but Known is the first time I’ve
Some reflections on a summer at Matter. (written on the way to demo day) (This piece was originally published on my Known site at werd.io. Known is a simple way to publish on your own site and syndicate to your social media profiles
