![Dylan’s Desk: At CES, the ridiculous never goes out of style](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Intel-CES-Segway-2.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > Dylan’s Desk
![Dylan’s Desk: At CES, the ridiculous never goes out of style](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Intel-CES-Segway-2.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![The iPad Pro might point to the future, but that future’s not here yet](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gas-giant.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
The iPad Pro might point to the future, but that future’s not here yet
![Using data to improve diversity — and business performance](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coloured-huts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Using data to improve diversity — and business performance
![I, for one, welcome our new surveillance robot overlords](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Knightscope-parking-lot.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
I, for one, welcome our new surveillance robot overlords
![Netflix reveals the future of enterprise tech: Here’s why](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/data-center.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Netflix reveals the future of enterprise tech: Here’s why
![Twitter Moments joins a long lineup of attempts to curate the news](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Moments-screenshot-1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Twitter Moments joins a long lineup of attempts to curate the news
![You think women in tech have a problem? We all have a problem](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/women-learning-to-code.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
You think women in tech have a problem? We all have a problem
![The writing is on the wall for the ad-supported Web: It’s the end of the line](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/end-of-the-line.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The writing is on the wall for the ad-supported Web: It’s the end of the line
![CIOs learn to embrace change and ‘open innovation’ — or risk being marginalized](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shutterstock-puzzle-piece-heads.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
CIOs learn to embrace change and ‘open innovation’ — or risk being marginalized
![Why a VC who backed Amazon and a labor leader are teaming up for workers’ rights](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Minimum-wage-protest.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why a VC who backed Amazon and a labor leader are teaming up for workers’ rights
![The hidden costs of the on-demand economy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Uber-sticker.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The hidden costs of the on-demand economy
![How Tile went from crowdfunding to 2M units sold in two years](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tile-lost-wallet.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Tile went from crowdfunding to 2M units sold in two years
![How Trello and couples counseling helped make this startup a self-managing success](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/InDinero-camping-trip.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How Trello and couples counseling helped make this startup a self-managing success
![Social media will ‘trump’ tonight’s GOP debate winner](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fox-News-debate-promo.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Social media will ‘trump’ tonight’s GOP debate winner
![Microsoft strikes a humble pose, and hopes to earn a shot at redemption](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windows_10_now_16.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft strikes a humble pose, and hopes to earn a shot at redemption
![Sometimes 40-year-old technology actually is the best tool for the job](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/atomic-airplane.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Sometimes 40-year-old technology actually is the best tool for the job
![You won’t believe how honest this CEO is about blowing $185M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Ben-Kaufman.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
You won’t believe how honest this CEO is about blowing $185M
![3 takeaways from 3 big tech outages: NYSE, United, and WSJ](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Panic-button.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
3 takeaways from 3 big tech outages: NYSE, United, and WSJ
![Email is broken, it needs to die, and we’ll be sorry when it’s gone](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/i-want-your-email.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Email is broken, it needs to die, and we’ll be sorry when it’s gone
![This could be the year that Docker hits the big time](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Docker-DockerCon-3-Novet.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
This could be the year that Docker hits the big time
![Here comes the industrial Internet — and enormous amounts of data](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lake.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Here comes the industrial Internet — and enormous amounts of data
![No, Neil deGrasse Tyson didn’t say Apple’s App Store is a ‘watershed moment in civilization’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
No, Neil deGrasse Tyson didn’t say Apple’s App Store is a ‘watershed moment in civilization’
![With great data comes great responsibility](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ss_datacenter-server-room.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
With great data comes great responsibility
![Tech media companies find that rapid growth doesn’t come easy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/news-boat.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Tech media companies find that rapid growth doesn’t come easy
![Nobody wants your wearable](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/skully-helmet.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Nobody wants your wearable
![Welcome to our beautifully designed, corporate-controlled future Internet](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Slack-sign-VentureBeat.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
Welcome to our beautifully designed, corporate-controlled future Internet
![The next generation of entrepreneurs will need more open platforms](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/platform-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
The next generation of entrepreneurs will need more open platforms
![What it takes to be a tech entrepreneur in 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Draper-panel.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
What it takes to be a tech entrepreneur in 2015
![Sunrun’s journey shows that there is rarely a straight line to success](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Sunrun-van.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Exclusive
Sunrun’s journey shows that there is rarely a straight line to success
![Facebook payments could be huge — if Facebook can pull it off](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Facebook-Messenger-app.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook payments could be huge — if Facebook can pull it off
![A company fighting the meaningless cycle of clicks and likes](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Danny-Eishay-Kifi.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Exclusive
A company fighting the meaningless cycle of clicks and likes
![Welcome to Hero City, land of opportunity — and heroic levels of hype](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Draper-mural.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Welcome to Hero City, land of opportunity — and heroic levels of hype
![Dylan’s Desk: Why the coming messaging economy will be very big business](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/whatsapp.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
Dylan’s Desk: Why the coming messaging economy will be very big business
![Mobile growth is huge, and could surge at least 3x in the next two years](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-25-at-1-27-14-am.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Exclusive
Mobile growth is huge, and could surge at least 3x in the next two years
![Facebook is blowing it with its ‘real name’ policy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/facebook-advertising.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook is blowing it with its ‘real name’ policy
![Why Twitter will always be #2](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9359575577_380684839f_k.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why Twitter will always be #2
![Dylan’s Desk: Why Silicon Valley is still a man’s world](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ipad-classroom-students.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Dylan’s Desk: Why Silicon Valley is still a man’s world
![Holograms suddenly make Microsoft cool again](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Microsoft-Windows-10-hololens.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
Holograms suddenly make Microsoft cool again
![Dylan’s Desk: The best of CES, from selfie sticks to smoke alarms](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/selfie-stick.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Dylan’s Desk: The best of CES, from selfie sticks to smoke alarms
![Dylan’s Desk: Four trends to watch in the coming year](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/origin_81100307.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)