Announcing AV8’s investment in Measured Insurance

Announcing AV8’s investment in Measured Insurance

We have been a big fan of Jack Vines, CEO/founder of Measured Analytics and Insurance (AI) since I met him at an event showcasing startups in Utah. As Jack was building the team and the early product, we kept in touch. We were impressed with his thoughtful approach to...
Mobile Infrastructure Unicorns Are Hatching

Mobile Infrastructure Unicorns Are Hatching

Around 10 years ago, a typical startup had one hipster-looking iOS and/or Android mobile developer in the corner, while 10 or 15 web/cloud developers were taking up most of the space in the office. Now, this picture has reversed: at many companies, mobile development...
The API Universe is (Still) Underrated

The API Universe is (Still) Underrated

Got your time machine? Good. Rewind to 2002. That’s when Jeff Bezos published Amazon’s famous internal API mandate,, requiring all teams to “expose their data and functionality through service interfaces.” They were also required to “communicate with each other...