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We had a very lively and healthy debate here at AVC a while back about gun safety. I am very much in the camp that we need to put a lot more restrictions on what guns should be on the market and how....
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MICROSOFT TRIES AGAIN: Here's The Next Tablet It Hopes Will Save Its Business
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is developing a new lineup of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version expected to go into mass production later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people...
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Microsoft Exec Resigns After Insulting Customers On Twitter
A creative director at Microsoft has been resigned after igniting a flame war on Twitter and beyond over the strategic future of the company's forthcoming Xbox gaming console.After a week of...
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Justin Bieber Is Only Half As Popular As He Seems On Twitter
Justin Bieber's title as "King of Twitter" has been brought into question after it was revealed almost half of his followers could be fake.In a report carried out by social media statistics company,...
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'Mobile' Is Over
Anyone who has an interest in the future of computing and mobile should consider the following developments:PC manufacturers, it is rumored, are collaborating with Google on notebook computers that...
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'Mobile' Is Over
Anyone who has an interest in the future of computing and mobile should consider the following developments:PC manufacturers, it is rumored, are collaborating with Google on notebook computers that...
View ArticleLate State Convertible Debt
I've written about convertible debt a few times on this blog, most notably here and here. My general take on convertible debt is that its very good for the founders and not very good for the investors...
View ArticleLate Stage Convertible Debt
I've written about convertible debt a few times on this blog, most notably here and here. My general take on convertible debt is that its very good for the founders and not very good for the investors...
View ArticleKen Coleman
I done kept it real from the jump Living at my mama’s house we’d argue every month N@#$a, I was trying to get it on my own Working all night, traffic on the way home And my uncle calling me like...
View ArticleOld People
Aww man, you sold your soul Naww man, mad people was frontin’ Aww man, made something from nothing—Kanye West, New God FlowYour startup is going well and as your business expands, you hear the dreaded...
View ArticleOne on One
It’s funny because it’s been on my mind lately Having a dope beat, dope idea.. Sixteen bars ain’t enough! How the f*ck can I squeeze my whole life into a 16 bar verse?—Rick Ross, SixteenAfter I wrote...
View ArticleWhy Didn’t I Do This?
This is a guest post by our newest board partner, John M. Jack. Is there any question in today’s economic environment that enterprises of all sizes continue to search for solutions that fit the...
View ArticleFormer DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Joins Andreessen Horowitz as Special Advisor
This is a guest post by Margit Wennmachers, partner at Andreessen Horowitz.Today we broaden our firm’s expertise with the appointment of our second special advisor, Adrian Fenty. Adrian is best known...
View ArticleProgramming Your Culture
I do this for my culture To let them know what a n@#!a look like when a ni&%!a in a Roadster Show them how to move in a room full of vultures Industry is shady, it needs to be taken over Label...
View ArticleMaking Yourself a CEO
She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty.—2 Chainz, Birthday SongThe other day, a friend of mine asked me whether CEOs were born or made. I said, “That’s kind of like asking if Jolly Ranchers are...
View ArticleRevolution at the Edge
This is a guest post by Christian Gheorghe, founder and CEO of Tidemark. It’s a start, a work of art To revolutionize make a change nothing’s strange People, people we are the same No we’re not the...
View ArticleWhy Andreessen Horowitz is Investing in Rap Genius
I told you mahf*ckas it was more than the music.—Kanye West, ColdThis is a guest post by Marc Andreessen, co-founder and partner at Andreessen Horowitz.I’m delighted to announce that Andreessen...
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The Death Of Value Investing
Most of the best investors in the world are considered value investors. Well, times are changing -- the destructive power of technology is starting to break down companies faster than ever.Value...
View ArticleFeature Friday: Pick A Song
Our portfolio company Turntable launched their second product yesterday, called Piki. I saw this comment about Piki in a blog post and posted it to my Tumblr:If you imagine Twitter not for tweets but...
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Google Wants To Know What To Do With Your Gmail After You're Dead
Google has launched a new service to help its users make an online will that dictates what happens to their data after they die - either permanently deleting it, or passing it on to loved ones as a...
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