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Iceland the First Internet Enterprise Zone1 comment

igzebedze wrote 1 week ago: iceland (Photo credit: osmium) Iceland the First Internet Enterprise Zone Iceland has a unique oppor … more →

Tags: Arts & Culture, Slovenia, Startup Life, Brad Burnham, Government, Iceland, Internet Enterprise Zone, Ljubljana, Maps and Views

Fred Wilson: Content owners, don't fear the future

Ryan Kim wrote 1 week ago: The pitched war between content owners and technology companies doesn’t have to persist if med … more →

Tags: Content, Fred Wilson, media, paidcontent 2012, paidcontent2012

Fred Wilson: Content owners, don't fear the future2 comments

Ryan Kim wrote 1 week ago: The pitched war between content owners and technology companies doesn’t have to persist if med … more →

Tags: Content, Fred Wilson, media, paidcontent 2012, paidcontent2012

Kickstarted: my conversation with Kickstarter co-founder Perry Chen1 comment

Om Malik wrote 1 week ago: We are on the cusp of a big economic shift. I believe that the industrial era is coming to an end an … more →

Tags: Google, twitter, crowdfunding, Jack Dorsey, kickstarter, om-says, crowdsourcing, Perry Chen

Kickstarted: my conversation with Kickstarter co-founder Perry Chen1 comment

Om Malik wrote 1 week ago: We are on the cusp of a big economic shift. I believe that the industrial era is coming to an end an … more →

Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Google, Jack Dorsey, kickstarter, om-says, Perry Chen, twitter

Social inbox Engagio becomes a social conversations network2 comments

Ryan Kim wrote 2 weeks ago: Engagio, an email-like inbox that organizes social media conversations, is taking a big step toward … more →

Tags: Comments, engagement, Engagio, Social Networks

Naveen Selvadurai's Next Project Explores the Quantified Self

ntikuobserver wrote 2 weeks ago: Not pictured: Fitbit and Withings scale. (via @Naveen) Don’t call it a startup–at least … more →

Tags: Foursquare, jay parkinson, naveen selvadurai, Quantified Self, Networked Health

Creative portfolio showcase Behance gets $6.5M from USV, Jeff Bezos1 comment

Ryan Kim wrote 2 weeks ago: After bootstrapping itself for more than five years, New York City-based Behance, an online destinat … more →

Tags: Alexis Ohanian, behance, Chris Dixon, Dave McClure, dave morin, Garrett Camp, "Jeff Bezos", online community, Scott Belsky

Behance shows off your creative talent, attracts its first investor

Sarah Mitroff wrote 2 weeks ago: Creative work portfolio-building startup Behance has grabbed $6.5 million in its first round of fund … more →

Tags: Deals, CREATIVE PORTFOLIO, [Creative Work], Funding, Portfolio

Behance Goes from Bootstrapped to VC-Backed with $6.5 Million Funding

Nathaniel Mott wrote 2 weeks ago: Thomas Edison’s saying that “Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration,” has served a … more →

Tags: Tech, 99percent, Action Method, behance, Chris Dixon, Dave McClure, dave morin, Funding

Brad Burnham - Speaker Profile1 comment

BalaInIceland wrote 2 weeks ago: Brad Burnham and Fred Wilson started Union Square Ventures in 2003 after the destruction of the dot … more →

Tags: Investing, Investment Thesis, Conference, Leadership, Speaker Profile, Iceland, Fred Wilson, Venture Capital, Brad Burnham

Union Square Ventures adds technology 'advocate' to its payroll - how about other experts?

igzebedze wrote 3 weeks ago: “WE ARE SAVING THROUGH PAYROLL SAVINGS” – NARA – 516067 (Photo credit: Wikip … more →

Tags: Startup Life, Business, financial services, Fred Wilson, New York City, Venture Capital, victoria cross, twilio

The Midas List? Yeah, sure, & I'm Brad Pitt17 comments

Om Malik wrote 1 month ago: Forbes came out with its annual Midas List, which ranks venture capitalists. Lists on the web are es … more →

Tags: Bijan Sabet, Brad Feld, Fred Wilson, Mary Meeker, zynga

Entrepreneurs and investors meet in New York to organize for profit and for revolution

bpopper wrote 1 month ago: There were two pretty incredible tech events in New York this Tuesday. I only managed to score an in … more →

Tags: entrepreneur, offbeat, disruption, Featured, venture

May 23: Talking content and its future at paidContent 2012

Om Malik wrote 1 month ago: On February 8, 2012, we acquired paidContent, a media industry publication. As I explained at the ti … more →

Tags: Amy Banse, Anil Dash, Comcast, Conde Nast, Fred Wilson, John Borthwick, Lisa Gersh, Matt Mullenweg, NBC

THE ABC'S OF INVESTING IN THE DIGITAL COMMUNITY

loiswhitman wrote 1 month ago: There were a few people upset with me about what they call a rather negative post I wrote about inve … more →

Tags: Senior Lifestyle, Tech, Digital, Investing, Fred Wilson

Startup News: Dev Bootcamp, Incubator Deadlines, Closet Monsters From TV and Free Food

mmccarthyobserver wrote 1 month ago: Stacy London of What Not to Wear has a new startup called Style For Hire. (Source: Phil Plait via Wi … more →

Tags: 10gen, 2tor, acclivity, AirBnB, bit.ly, Brooklyn Beta, chris chabot, comerica bank, David Ross

Iceland the First Internet Enterprise Zone2 comments

BalaInIceland wrote 1 month ago: Iceland has a unique opportunity to lead the world by defining a Internet Enterprise Zone, Brad Burn … more →

Tags: Economic Policy, governance, Iceland, Government, Brad Burnham, Icelandic Modern Media Initiative

A Class on "Employee Equity" [Video]

Michel Triana wrote 1 month ago: This is a class given by Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures. Very insightful as to how the VC wo … more →

Tags: Technology: Internet, Business & Finance, entrepreneur, Startup, Fred Wilson, MBA Mondays, Funding, Venture Capital, angel investor


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