SitDown. StartUp.: Archive

Dec 1st

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Twitter to Start Twacquisitions (or whatever)

Biz Stone seems to be on the hunt to add some value to the existing Twitter through more acquisitions: This was pulled from reuters: ”That is something we are definitely interested in,” Stone told a news conference in Tel Aviv. “We made an acquisition last year that turned out to be an outstandingly good decision.” and some more… “As our attention is grabbed...

Dec 1st

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Nov 24th

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Nov 23rd

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The Next Twitter: Pay Attention To Hot Potato

The hot story in tech right now is “real-time,” thanks to Twitter and Facebook, so you’re going to hear a lot of noise over the next few years about “real-time” tech startups. Most of them will be useless and will flame out. But here’s one that we think could actually be pretty cool: It’s called Hot Potato, and it launches today. The main idea: It’s...

Nov 23rd

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Nov 20th

listening to "Black Kids - I →

@blackkids @Twelves @kidcudi Thanks for sharing to all!

Nov 20th

“A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath him or her”

– Henry Kravis

Nov 20th

listening to "Don Diablo vs Phoenix vs Jay Z - 99... →

great remix kiddd

Nov 20th

listening to "Klaxons-As Above So Below (JUSTICE... →

Nov 20th

iPhone vs. Andriod

As Mobile tech heats up, so does the opportunity for increasing market share and thus battling it out like a late 90’s Tyson-Holyfield match (except for all ear biting). You’ve got the AT&T-Verizon ad assault. There’s that ever-popular Droid-iPhone rivalry. And then, of course, everyone’s favorite Google Phone debate: Is there a Google Phone? If there were one, would it...

Nov 20th

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Nov 20th

Good Stuff from "Clients from Hell"

Client: I want a proposal for this great idea I have.
Us: Whats the idea?
Client: I cant tell you because it's confidential.
Us: How can we provide a quote when we have no details?
Client: You can sign an agreement saying that you wont work on a similar project for 2 years.
Us: How can we sign an agreement for an idea we have no information on?
Client: You will make millions...

Nov 19th

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iPhone Developer: Why I'm Not Making Apps For...

Every smartphone platform now has its own App Store, led by Apple’s iPhone. And while some software firms are busily cranking out apps for all of them — Apple, Google Android, BlackBerry, Palm WebOS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Symbian, etc. — many are choosing to stick with only Apple. Why? The reasons are different for for every software company. Some prefer the...

Nov 19th

listening to "Radiohead - High and Dry 1996" →

Nov 18th

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Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy →

Paul Graham of Y-Combinator gives some good advice here..

Nov 18th

listening to "beastie boys - Flute Loop (Live) -... →

Nov 18th

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Nov 18th

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Nov 18th

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Nov 17th

More Money For Mobile Ads: Millennial Media Raises...

Mobile ad networks got a big piece of validation last week when Google paid $750 million for AdMob, one of the leaders. But they also got a new problem: Google, one of their most logical acquirers, is probably on the bench for a while now. Still, with plenty of hope for huge growth, we expect to see a lot more news like this: Baltimore-based Millennial Media, another leading mobile ad network,...

Nov 17th