Clik here to view.
Tile Raises $2.6M For Lost And Found Bluetooth
We have been wondering for years why there isn’t an easy tagging product so that you can locate your stuff in your garage, closets, etc. The find my iPhone feature works so well we thought this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Chamath Palihapitiya Experience
Former Facebook exec, and now investor, Chamath Palihapitiya was interviewed in Marin County at a lunch that I joined. The questions were wide-open ranging from what makes you mad to whose better...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Future of AdTech Startups – Meh
Jerry Neumann did a nice job looking at investments in adtech startups in a post called the Immediate Future for Adtech startups. TL:DR he found rapidly declining investments in adtech startups in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
High Speed Trading Needs A Different Message
Watching CNBC yesterday I was embarrassed for Bats’ CEO William O’Brien. He came across as paranoid, rude, a bully, and not very smart. Few people outside his building know who he is and yet he felt he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Narvar Raising Seed For eCommerce Tools
Scanning the trending startups on AngelList, Narvar stands out. Their idea is that post eCommerce purchase, most vendors send their uses to Fedex or UPS to track. Narvar wants to brand and customize...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Uber Bound To Be The Next Comcast?
My driver to the airport recently made some comparisons between Uber and Comcast. He’s a classic Brazilian immigrant to the US who is hustling, working at both Comcast and as a black car driver. Most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Let’s End Online Advertising!” How Then?
The Atlantic Magazine article, with ad supporting it Working in online advertising, I’m accustomed to backlash from people who think what I do is bad for the Internet. While there are no doubt plenty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AngelList Syndicates – A Good Deal For Investors?
AngelList screens investors to make sure they are capable of making good investments. However, my first reaction to their syndicates program is that this isn’t a good investment. Then I heard out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Driverless Cars A Threat to Uber and Lyft?
Media coverage around Uber and driverless cars suggests that this is the promising future for the company. In May 2014, Uber’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, told Code conference that “the reason...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Too Nice To Be CEO
Following the tech news coverage of Square, much of it focuses on how Jack Dorsey has built a deep bench. ReCode does a wrap-up of CEO candidates should Dorsey vacate. One comment was annoying....
View Article
