June 2011
Big Pictures
I love photographs. I love making them and sharing them.
A few weeks back I noticed David had a new page on his Tumblr that took certain photos he posted and presented them in a beautiful way. Nice & big and all in one place.
I asked him if I could do that as well and he did something magical in the background and now I’ve got it too!
So now whenever I share a photo on Tumblr and tag...
“Let’s mutually agree to cut each other some slack. Given the email load...”
– http://emailcharter.org/
all 10 rules are great but this is my favorite one.
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The evolving venture capital business
Before I got into the venture business, it seemed like there were a number of rules that many VCs held as sacred.
I won’t go into all of the “rules” on this post, but the most typical one was the “20% rule.”
The idea was that VCs would tell founders (and their limited partners) that they always own 20% of the startup at the time of their initial investment.
The...
Modest Mouse - The Good Time Are Killing Me
“Now we have Google , which in turn allows you to 1 things that you’ve Google...”
– Google’s Facebook Competitor, The Google Social Network, Finally Arrives
“Now we have Google , which in turn allows you to 1 things that you’ve Google...”
– Google’s Facebook Competitor, The Google Social Network, Finally Arrives
“Now we have Google , which in turn allows you to 1 things that you’ve Google...”
– Google’s Facebook Competitor, The Google Social Network, Finally Arrives
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What's your favorite gadget these days?
There are some people that I just instantly get along with.
And Antonio is one of those people. I met him many years ago back before we both become venture capitalists.
Anyway, we caught up for lunch last week and during the lunch, Antonio said to me, “hey, what’s your favorite gadget these days?”
In my mind, I just thought I would *fav* that comment for later.
Antonio had...
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Band Of Horses - The General Specific
i love this...
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Looking for help updating to iOS 5 beta 2
Last week I installed iOS 5 beta 1 without any problems.
But I downloaded the beta from a different developer account than my own. So i signed up and paid for my own account yesterday.
I then added my iphone udid to the device screen here http://developer.apple.com/ios/manage/devices/index.action
After that I downloaded the latest itunes beta (10.5 v2) and latest iOS 5 beta 2 for my phone and...
“Foursquare is not just about the check-in, or recommendations, or points, or...”
– Planning for the future of foursquare | Foursquare Blog
Yesterday, Foursquare announced a new round of financing on their blog.
I’m very proud to be an investor in this company and this team that has passionately created a product and community that I love.
“We are not asking for tax breaks or favorable regulatory rulings, we are asking...”
– Brad Burnham
The PROTECT IP Act Will Slow Start-up Innovation - Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused on Early Stage & Startup Investing
Bon Iver - I Can’t Make You Love Me
An...
“If Exfm’s early efforts with its iPhone app are any indication, Cupertino should...”
– (via gigaompulse)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Same Mistake
Brand new...
exfm for iPhone !
If you follow me on Tumblr, you know how much I love music. I try to share a song nearly every day. I also consume a ton of music. It’s one my favorite things to do. And I’m lucky - my friends have great taste in music.
One of my favorite social music services is exfm (disclsoure: we are investors in the company).
And today they have released their very first iOS app. You can...
Our investment in CSN Stores
Yesterday, CSN Stores announced their first institutional round of capital. Our firm, Spark Capital, led that financing. My partner Alex who now sits on the CSN board wrote the following guest post that I’d like to share.
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Spark is very proud to announce our investment in CSN Stores (www.csnstores.com). CSN Stores is not your typical venture backed company and that is what makes it...
Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s - As...
Andrew Parker - The Gong Show: Welcome David Haber →
Andrew wrote an excellent post about David Haber who recently joined our team at Spark. Please join me and welcome David to the family.
Jimi Hendrix - Like A Rolling Stone
“I distinctly remember switching from AltaVista to Google back in 2000 in no...”
– Coding Horror: Performance is a Feature
niconavarro-deactivated20120927 asked: I got your point about "Tumblr isn’t quite a blog. It’s something else." But I believe knowing the reaction of you audience is always important. Many times comments bring great value to the post, plus having that idea exchange with your audience is always healthy.
Testing out Tumblr w/o comments
Sometime last year, I saw a few people tried to create a new site that would allow folks to add comments to tweets. None of those efforts created any meaningful traction as far as I can tell. Adding comments to tweets wasn’t a native Twitter experience.
Why do I bring that up? Well, I’ve been using Disqus to power the commenting system on my Tumblr account since the day i joined...
Time Warner Cable Considers Usage-Based Internet... →
via Bloomberg:
Moving from a flat fee to consumption-based billing will likely allow consumers who use the Internet for just e-mail and basic searches to pay less, he said. The service may affect companies like Netflix Inc. (NFLX) that require consumers to use large amounts of bandwith to stream video online. Heavy users of Netflix may find themselves paying more.
If/when cable starts metering...
WatchEllie and I grabbed the front row seat on the Great Bear today.
Crazy roller coaster ride - happy i didn’t drop my phone as it was going upside down.
Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your...
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