Interview with Semil Shah, founding GP of Haystack, on getting rejected from jobs at VC firms, innovation in the VC industry, Miami as a “tech hub”, and more
a path of following a technology, or trying to solve a problem, or building things with friends, etc. — and let the outputs fall where they may” Such an excellent interview, with so many powerful take...
Facebook is piloting Campus, a section specifically designed for college students to interact with peers at their school, at 30 universities around the US
Facebook unveiled a new product today called Facebook Campus … Daniel Golightly / Android Headlines : Campus Returns Facebook To Its College Roots, Sort Of David Cohen / Adweek : It's Back to School f...
Brooklyn-based Atlas Obscura, an online magazine and travel startup, raises $20M Series B led by Airbnb to expand its trips and local experience offerings
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @lalpert1 , @davidplotz , @lindaperlstein , @hannarosin , @rafat , @alexisohanian , @charlierybak , @besvinick , @lukesbeard , @wsjeurope , and @keithr...
An in-depth analysis of social media platforms through the lens of social capital theory and why we should think of them as “Status as a Service” businesses
Editor's Note 1: I have no editor. — Editor's Note 2: I would like to assure new subscribers to this blog that most my posts are not as long as this one. Tweets: @eugenewei , @ingridlunden , @sriram...
Snapchat introduces custom on-demand geofilters for US, UK, and Canada, with geofences ranging from 20K-5M square feet, prices start at $5
Geofilters are one of our favorite parts of Snapchat. Paresh Dave / Los Angeles Times : Snapchat allowing geofilters for any party, event or company for as little as $5 Annlee Ellingson / Silicon Vall...
In Silicon Valley Now, It's Almost Always Winner Takes All
The shutdown of ride-sharing startup … Michelle Quinn / SiliconBeat : Is Sidecar's demise an indication of the beginning of a shakeout in food delivery? Tweets: Ted Leonsis / @tedleonsis : Business is...