April 2010
6 posts
“Yes, the first version [of the iPad] will be flawed. Yes, it will be hard to...”
– Amit Gupta
iPad
hitsvilleusa:
iPad update: yes it is a big iPod touch, but don’t let that fool you. Totally a new experience. You can actually be productive, watch movies, read, surf the web. Once you hold it, you will need one.
(via hiten)
Note From Advertising on Google AdWords and... →
tedr + team dogster recently have been test marketing a product and paying for ads on both Google AdWords and Facebook to drive traffic. This is what they have learned.
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An inspiring way to join a startup
bijan:
I get asked all the time “how do i join a startup?”
There are a number of ways to do it but two of our portfolio companies recently told me about people that wanted to work for their companies so badly they offered to work for free for a month.
These folks had the self confidence and belief that after a month the company would fall in love with their determination, talent, personality...
March 2010
10 posts
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The Postling family is growing! →
Congrats, guys!
WatchThe New Dork — Entrepreneur State of Mind
Watch this. RIGHT NOW.
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Kickstarter Is Hiring →
Nearly a year old and growing fast, Kickstarter’s been featured in Wired, the New York Times’ Year in Ideas, and listed at #1 on Silicon Alley Insider’s Hot NYC Startups to Watch. We’re determined to change the way that ideas are funded and looking for others like us.
First, Soundcloud; then, Photojojo. Now, Kickstarter! I love seeing startups build their teams—especially all of the amazing,...
One quick thought on health care reform
iseffcom:
Personally, I’m thinking of health care reform like a startup. Yesterday, the founders secured the vision, team, and seed funding. Over the next couple years, the startup will work towards launching.
But neither of those things constitute a successful startup. A successful startup is all about what happens after launching. Will the government execute well? Will citizens love the...
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“Startups invent, and then they disclose. They produce product, and then they...”
– (via sethgoldstein)
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David Noël on evangelism, passion, and living and... →
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WatchCaroline McCarthy on ABC News Now’s “Ahead of the Curve” talking about geolocation.
February 2010
20 posts
“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive...”
– Douglas Adams (via Barrett Garese)
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Choosing pagination tap zones
instapaper:
Instapaper Pro 2.2’s tap zones for pagination:
I debated about these for a while and tried a few others during development:
Sides only: Didn’t fit with concept of web pages, especially since you can toggle out of pagination mode and scroll manually at any time. The content is still mentally modeled as a vertical column, so top/bottom is inherently more intuitive.
Hybrid modes:...
“A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for...”
– HUGE: Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed (via evangotlib)
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“And when you have a choice between using the product of a small company or a...”
– Dave Winer: Big change in the tech world (via fred-wilson)
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BusinessWeek: The Top Angels in Tech →
BW ranks the top 25 angel investors—among them, the very inspiring Chris Dixon, Kevin Rose, Caterina Fake, and Jeff Bezos.
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New York Times R&D Hires Muxtape Founder Justin... →
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“Be wary of guys who want you to be their cheerleader. Be suspicious of smart...”
– An imaginary Karen O, from this brilliant post. (via ericmortensen)
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In which we live in Googleworld
everythingismedia:
I will fire up Chrome to use DoubleClick for Publishers or for Advertisers.
I will use it to manage ads sold directly, but I will also use it to sell or buy inventory through the DoubleClick Exchange. If there are problems with any campaigns, I will get email alerts, which I will read in Gmail (personal or for domains). I can follow up using Google Chat with whoever is...
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“It’s a device for cities. It’s not that it couldn’t be used in rural...”
– City of Sound: “For the life between buildings - some notes on the iPad” (via marco)
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SitBy.Us →
“If you’ve ever been to SXSW Interactive, you know that it can be difficult to find where your friends are sitting in a panel, particularly in the massive auditoriums and the notorious 18BCD. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to let your friends know where you’re sitting — or find out where they are — in an easy-to-use app?” — WeightShift
This will be so useful in Austin; I just need my...
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“The Monster stumbles into one of the luxury cabanas on the deserted island…...”
– The Final Season of LOST as Seen by Someone Who Has Never Seen
This is the best thing on the Internet right now.
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staff:
Dashboard API: Part 1
Get it while it’s hot!
Dashboard posts are now accessible from the Tumblr API, and there’s a shit-ton more coming to the API over the next few weeks days.
HUGE.
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Tom Loverro: "Startups Have Too Many Engineers" →
“Because marketing is often thought of as less of a hard skill than say Python or PHP coding, many engineering-types assume it is 100% intuitive, fluffy (nonsense?) and can’t be thaaaat hard. However, if we analyze why most startups fail, rarely do we say “They didn’t have enough engineering.” (Think Veoh.) In my humble opinion, the single greatest cause of startup failure is not...
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A conversation I have every month or so
dwineman:
Me: (tries to visit a local restaurant’s website via iPhone) Restaurant website: I require Flash. Fuck off. Me: I just want to know how late you’re open. Website: Nope. Me: But I’m on my phone. Don’t you have a little “HTML Version” link up in the corner or something? Website: I’m ignoring you. Me: What if I’m on my phone because I’m out, looking for a place to eat? Didn’t that ever...
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“As much as we like to think of our culture as being entrepreneurial, the reality...”
– Chris Dixon: “Every time an engineer joins Google, a startup dies”