November 23, 2015
Tablelist Gets You Into Hot Clubs With The Push Of A Button
We’ve all heard about FOMO (fear of missing out), but what about FOGO? That’s short for “fear of going out,” and it’s the problem that CEO Julian Jung…
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November 23, 2015
Where Are All The Enterprise Tech Buyers?
Enormous tech M&A deals have been announced recently: EMC/Dell, WDC/SanDisk, Lam-Research/KLC-Tencor. These follow a very busy year of large tech M&A, with Avago/Broadcom, Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent and Intel/Altera. This year…
Read articleNovember 22, 2015
The Most Overlooked Aspect Of UX Design Could Be The Most Important
I’m not much of a designer. In fact, I’m awful at it. I am, however, interested in how it’s done. I read and write plenty about customer success;…
Read articleNovember 22, 2015
Flash Sales Site SportPursuit Scores £9.5M Series C
SportPursuit, the flash sales site for ‘premium’ outdoor and sports gear, has raised £9.5 million in Series C funding. Investors this time around are Scottish Equity Partners (SEP),…
Read articleNovember 21, 2015
Readbug Wants To Be Spotify For Indie Magazines
Readbug’s pitch to its target indie magazine publishers is the chance to increase their digital reach without having to do any extra work or spend any extra money…
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Upthere’s Beta Users Have Uploaded More Than 3.5M Files
Upthere launched their first apps into beta last week, and so far the beta period is off to a good start, the company tells me. No word on…
Read articleNovember 20, 2015
Voter Is Tinder For Politics
As we approach election season the average person is probably confused by the plethora of candidates. Should you vote Trump? Hillary? Dr. Fantasmus the Libertarian Cyborg? Voter can…
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Ex-TechCruncher Launches Y Combinator’s “Not News” Publication The Macro
There are plenty of tech blogs. But The Macro can go where no blogs are allowed — deep inside the Hogwarts of startups, Y Combinator. Mixed in with…
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10 Carpooling Apps To Take This Weekend In San Francisco That Aren’t Uber
Let’s all agree that public transportation in San Francisco is not the greatest, but there’s plenty more ways to get about town and not all of them include…
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When And How To Pick Your Next Launch Country
International expansion is a challenge any globally ambitious company will face — some sooner than others. As a long-time investor in both the U.S. and Europe, I often…
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