iOS And Android Games Of The Week: August 3, 2012
Here's one thing you won't find in this week's collection of mobile games: slim pickings. There are a bunch of titles to enjoy across iOS and Android, especially the former, where users can take a...
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Ten Million Is The New One Million
Entrepreneurs and investors have been enamored with consumer internet startups for the last few years. But there are signs this is ending. Some observations: - Thousands of early-stage consumer...
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Gears & Guts Cheats And Tips
Ah Gears & Guts, such a guilty pleasure. Glu Mobile's freemium effort loses points for originality, but the game more than makes up for that with non-stop action, as we control a car or truck and...
View ArticleSilicon Valley migrating to San Francisco
Twitter's new headquarters on Market St. in San Francisco. The rise of social media, with fast-growing companies like Twitter, Zynga and Yelp setting up shop in San Francisco, has led to a northward...
View ArticleBypassing Wall Street
Ron Lieber has a column in today's New York Times called "A Financial Plan For The Truly Fed Up" where he lists some alternatives to investing your savings with the banks and brokerages that make up...
View ArticleAll CEOs Should Be An Outside Director For One Company
This week I had two meetings with CEOs of companies we’ve recently invested in where the question of “what is an ideal board meeting” came up. I’m writing an entire book on it called Startup Boards:...
View ArticleWhen software kills
This week, a software glitch essentially killed a company that had been running become a major force on Wall Street in the last 20 years. Knight Capital is one of the largest trading organization on...
View ArticleBring your own damn metrics
I seem to be spending a lot of time arguing about appropriate metrics lately. Chris Dixon’s post about benchmark numbers was good as a rule of thumb. But too many people are using a one-size-fits-all...
View ArticleJamie Oliver at LeWeb2012
I am sort of live blogging LeWeb2012. Which means I am switching back and forth among the blog, Google+ and Twitter. This means poorly written posts, for which I apologize in advance. Jamie Oliver is...
View Article6 Secrets of Successful Aging
Aging is something I never write about, but it is something that occupies my mind every day. As a blogger and a “transparent” social media influencer, I should have started to write about it long ago,...
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Marvel War Of Heroes Preview (iOS, Android)
Card battle fans may find their newest addiction in the form of Marvel War of Heroes, a Mobage-powered and free-to-play iOS and Android title from DeNA that looks to recreate the joy of collecting...
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YIPIT CO-FOUNDER: Advice I Wish I Could Have Given Myself 5 Years Ago
Since going down the startup path, I’ve made so many mistakes, struggled so many times, failed in almost every way you can. But, we turned the corner after a few years of hard work. We’re now 25...
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10000000 Review (iPhone, iPad)
The age of the hybrid game is upon us. We have Tamagotchi/RPG/MMOs in the form of Rage of Bahamut and Blood Brothers. Meanwhile, Slydris combined Lumines with sliding-tile puzzles, and Shellrazer was...
View ArticleThe Power of Being There
It’s been building for weeks – Friday marks the first day of the fifth annual Outside Lands festival here in San Francisco. Despite the demands of work and family, I try to get to as many festivals as...
View ArticleRecharge Your Life with the myCharge
A few months ago, I reviewed the Powerbag Business Class backpack, which featured an integrated battery with cords that can charge nearly all of my portable electronics. The bag is great for travel,...
View ArticleThe Power Of Honesty In An Entrepreneur – VC Relationship
Rajat Bhargava and I have been working together since 1994. We’ve created eight companies together and, while most have been successful, we’ve had a huge number of positive and negative experiences...
View ArticleMost Tech Startups Aren't Really 'Tech' Businesses At All
Most of the potential “technology entrepreneurs” I meet aren’t interested in launching technology companies. "What?" you ask. Let me explain: At its essence, most tech entrepreneurs are focused on...
View ArticleEA vs Zynga to drag on for "several years"
By James Brightman On Friday, EA sent waves through the social gaming market, announcing a lawsuit against rival Zynga for alleged copyright infringement. EA believes that Zynga's The Ville is a...
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Market Optimistic on Central Bank Intervention
Today's AM fix was USD 1,613.00, EUR 1,300.39, and GBP 1,032.39 per ounce.Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,606.75, EUR 1,299.43 and GBP 1,032.28 per ounce. Silver is trading at $28.08/oz, €22.71/oz and...
View ArticleHappy Birthday @sether
My partner Seth Levine turns 40 today. I’ve known and worked with him for 11 years. It’s been awesome. My first memory of Seth is him showing up in our office at 100 Superior Way with red velour...
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