February 2011
37 posts
New Photo Project: The Bustle and the Silence →
Tracking back to one of my digital resolutions, my new photo project for February called “The Bustle and the Silence”. 15 images evoking the feelings of bustle and silence, simultaneously and…
James Siminoff: Florida Now Has the Smartest Tolls →
siminoff:
I was in Miami for the weekend and saw that they closed all of the cash toll collecting on their highways. If you do not have one of the electric toll passes they take a picture of your license plate and send you a bill at the end of each month.
The downside is that they will…
BRYCE DOT VC: Why I Deleted My AngelList Account →
Best comment thread I’ve read all year.
Only two spots left for Season 4
spytap:
evangotlib:
spytap:
60tosexy:
Only two spots left on our roster for the new season.
This one’s gonna be a lot of fun.
Can I get in??????
You’re in. One spot left.
Any spots left? I did HealthMonth for February, but I’m always looking to try something new.
A peek into my premium newsletter. →
Highlighting excerpts from my five most recent premium newsletters, powered by letter.ly. If you like these or want to read more about early-stage venture capital and entrepreneurship, you should…
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“The angel craze means a lot more funding for new ideas,” Mr. Wohlstadter said....”
– The Littlest Angels | The New York Observer
Institutions Damp Hedge Fund ‘Startup Spirit,’... →
“We’re seeing the institutionalization of the hedge fund industry.”
Hedge-fund startups are slowing as institutional investors favor larger managers and regulators increase oversight of the industry, according to Citigroup Inc. “We are seeing the larger funds getting larger and less of the startup spirit that really typified the hedge fund industry five to 10 years ago,” said Nick Roe,...
“I’m really surprised about the rage over the hipstamatic photographs. They only...”
– A comment on A Photo Editor - Photojournalists Push Boundaries With Apps And Computers
“So what? Facebook, Twitter and many others derive their value from people...”
– My comment on A Photo Editor - HuffPo Profits Off Free Content
“Do we need technology? Yes,” he said. “But it needs to be in the service of...”
– Bill Clinton in Surprise Talk on Tech: It’s the Institutions, Stupid | Fast Company (via ethanb)
“Possessions may not be the object of life, but life without objects would be a...”
– Web Sites That Collect Stuff So You Don’t Have To - NYTimes.com
“4. There are many strategic assets outside of Silicon Valley
In New York you...”
– Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley? | Both Sides of the Table
Yes, you can. Not the same as in the Valley, but you can.
“Sarasvathy concluded that master entrepreneurs rely on what she calls effectual...”
– How Great Entrepreneurs Think
SEA - Society for Effectual Action →
“The rich invest in the private, and cash out to the public. How is this good for...”
– The rich invest in the private, and cash out to the public. How is this good for the US?, by Taylor Davidson on letter.ly
“And a dash downtown to see new friends. Online friends. Tumblr friends. As weird...”
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Great to finally meet you in person, Kirk. And thanks for finding the words for me.
What a night, borrowing this quote from Daryn: Awesome [night] with old friends whom I’d never met before.
The New New Yorker: All In A Day.
(via david-noel)
You guys are awesome. Great seeing everyone...
Checking in. →
Revisiting my digital resolutions, one month in.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn, NY
No, this isn’t about checking into places and experiences via Foursquare, Yelp, Facebook, One…
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you...”
– Sophia Loren on Wikipedia (via helpawomanout)
“Startup America needs to focus less on supporting startups and more on the...”
– Innovation and entrepreneurship aren’t the same. I hope Startup America realizes that. by Taylor Davidson
Why AOL wants the Huffington Post | The Economist →
It’s awesome that The Economist rightly points out that the Huffington Post’s “thousands of bloggers, whose output varies enormously in quality, and who produce mountains of cheap content” is the real key to the AOL deal. And then ironic that they then invite people to “write a short, witty photo caption for our print-edition story on the HuffPo-AOL deal”....
“AOL, even after its spinoff from Time Warner in 2009, remains a public company....”
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Arianna Cashes Out (via cheatsheet)
Rafer sez: And who you gonna believe?
(via rafer)
+1
“That is the trip of a lifetime.” No. Lifetime is a trip.”
– Finding Balance in a Return to the States | Andrew Hyde
“Having allowed the Obama Administration to put them in the spotlight this week,...”
– White House Startup Investment Coincides with Sweeping Changes for TechStars, Y Combinator, Other Incubators: A Road to Recovery, or Another Bubble? | Xconomy
Well, entrepreneurs are used to risk, and I bet that’s a risk most entrepreneurs are willing to take.
But why do these efforts have...
“Consider a tweet that made the rounds this weekend. “Youth unemployment:...”
– Egypt’s Revolution: Coming to an Economy Near You - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
“Cacophony is noisy stuff, but some of those in power better hope these voices...”
– SpringBoardMedia: Egypt, Tunisia, Social Media and Change
Really, really good.