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2008 Predictions Retrospective
So 2008 is almost coming to an end and what a wild ride in the tech industry. In some cases we’re better off, no more start ups getting inflated valuations for putting a website (see crazy valuations of facebook apps). … Continue reading
Valleywag, I should’ve stopped reading it long ago
Let’s take a look at the recent headlines, all garbage. Nothing to do with actual tech! Steve Jobs isn’t in Apple’s Facebook network — but his wife is Gene Simmons sex tape leaked on Web (NSFW) Sergey Brin’s weird wedding … Continue reading
Start-Up Junkies
If you haven’t started watching Start-Up Junkies on MojoHD, you should. (Catch the latest episodes here.). This season is about the new start-up Earth Class Mail, a company that intends to put your snail mail and online. The show highlights … Continue reading
2008 Predictions
More to record my own thoughts…. Let’s do the obvious ones first: Facebook will decline as people either go to the next hottest thing or advertisers realize their ROI on the FB ad platform isn’t the greatest Google will acquire … Continue reading
Three Kids and an Iguana
Joel had an interesting take on start ups… The one thing that so many of today’s cute startups have in common is that all they have is a simple little Ruby-on-Rails Ajax site that has no barriers to entry and … Continue reading
I Thought Facebook’s Ad Targetting is Supposed to be Good?
Then why am I getting ads for manhunt.net on my profile? I’m flattered, but I’m pretty sure my profile is clear on this matter:
Execution > Idea: Verwandt.de
In another case of how execution trumps idea yet again, Verwandt.de is reportedly growing twice as fast as Geni.com. Even though Verwandt.de is an EXACT clone of Geni.com they’ve executed their multilingual versions faster. Myspace > Friendster, Google > Yahoo, … Continue reading
Be Open! A Web 2.0 Ideology Worth Following
Last night I was trying to grab all the photos off my friend’s fotki.com account. I couldn’t find any link to download a whole album easily. I fired up wget with some simple options and that failed. The reason? I … Continue reading
Mint.com Gets Another $50k, Launches
Mint.com just won the TechCrunch2040. But the bigger news is that they’re out of private beta now! So sign up and start saving money. I hope they throw a fat open bar party with their winnings because they certainly don’t … Continue reading
TechCrunch 40 Leaked
Paul Boutin claims to have seen the TechCrunch 40 list. Taking place Sept 17-18 in SF, the TechCrunch 40 is supposed to showcase 40 up and coming startups. Here’s the list, with a small note about what they do… Clickable … Continue reading
i’m in like with you – Damn Good Looking Social Site
I saw this ‘secret, leaked’ tech demo (click to view demo) link on Digg today for a new social network called i’m in like with you. First of all, there’s no way that this link was leaked, more than likely … Continue reading
Mint.com, I’m in.
I’ve been following this company, mint.com, for a while now. Here’s their ‘elevator pitch’ from their website: Mint is building a free, simple, and secure personal finance web-app. Designed to be effortless, Mint consolidates your financial life in one place. … Continue reading