3 month ago
Linkorama : Another Voice Warns of an Innovation Slowdown - The criticism of short term investing's impact on innovation is more than valid, and it concerns me if it is a structural macro change
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10 month ago
deusx : practicalist: why valleywag brings no pleasure, sucks - "Valleywag isn't a witty gadfly, it's just breaking things to see the pieces, like a little child."
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11 month ago
deusx : Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic - New York Times - "But in general, the nerds with minimal social lives like me are well down in the Valley, and the cool kids with the trendy glasses and Prada shoes who like to go to parties are in San Francisco"
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13 month ago
deusx : Behnke's Blog: November 1st, 2007 - Upon Which Seeds Grow in Bullshit - "“Plant your flowers here! Look at all this bullshit! Something’s just GOTTA grow.” To me, this is what Google did."
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15 month ago
deusx : FactoryCity » On exporting the culture of Silicon Valley - "So wherever you are and whatever you think you need to do to become more “like” Silicon Valley… STOP. You’d be wasting your time."
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16 month ago
deusx : In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich - New York Times - "many such accomplished and ambitious members of the digital elite still do not think of themselves as particularly fortunate, in part because they are surrounded by people with more wealth"
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19 month ago
deusx : whump.com | More Like This WebLog » If he hires Grace Jones as a bodyguard, look out. - "I’ve been through a downturn. It’s not fun. Without the grace of circumstance, friends looking out for each other, and a working knowledge of Usertalk, the 2001 bust would had been a disaster. Sorry for not being a hard-headed Chicago School sor
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19 month ago
deusx : Silicon Valley Could Use A Downturn Right About Now - "In a few years, things will be beautiful again. The big money will be slumbering away, and the marketing departments will be a distant memory. We can focus, once again, on the technology. And the burgers and beer."
Rod Begbie : Silicon Valley Could Use A Downturn Right About Now - Interesting post from Michael Arrington, up til now a cheerleader for Bubble 2.0. #
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19 month ago
Linkorama : Innovation Ecosystem - What is happening in Europe that is enabling regions to start becoming low risk environments to do high risk things in, is the ascension of a class of entrepreneurs that have had success.
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20 month ago
Linkorama : Venture Hacks - Really great entrepreneur’s guide to hacking venture capital
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21 month ago
Linkorama : Sweet Home Chicago - My question is never why Chicago? But why not? Why not start a business where YOU want to start a business? And if you do want to be in online media — we have a pretty fantastic confluence of journalists, advertising, and new media execs.
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26 month ago
jkottke : The story of Friendster's failure - The story of Friendster's failure. By way of illustration, the people involved all blame each other for the debacle. I've gotta say, I loved watching Friendster fail...they were the poster child for stupid dot com companies during a time when that crap wa
Linkorama : Wallflower at the Web Party - There is no single reason that explains Friendster’s failure...“It’s a power story,†he said. “It’s a status story. It’s an ego story.†But largely, he said, Friendster is a “very Silicon Valley st
Andy Baio : Wallflower at the Web Party - in-depth NYT profile on Jonathan Abrams and the demise of Friendster [via]
philgyford : Wallflower at the Web Party - New York Times - Why Friendster floundered. I love reading technology failure (or not quite success) stories. (via ChrisDodo)
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26 month ago
Linkorama : Industry Of Cool - I asked [Yelp] where they thought they would be in five years. Stoppelman: Sitting on top of a pile of money ... [in unison with Simmons] ... surrounded by women! Yeah! [high five]
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Linkorama : Vote for Julia French - Julia reached the finals of Valleywag's Web2hotties contest. Disturbing genre this rag, but at this point I hope she wins
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32 month ago
Linkorama : Valleyschwag - Now you can have a little piece of the valley without the $3000 rent and two hour commute.
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34 month ago
plasticbag : Incredibly useful for the Silicon Valley run: Cal's "I Am Caltrain" - Essential for those who commute to and from San Francisco to the major heavyweight Internet and technology companies.
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36 month ago
Linkorama : Save Plugged In - East Palo Alto's Imminent Loss, and How You Can Help
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37 month ago
Linkorama : Valley of Destiny or Valley of Doom ? - A little of both
ricmac : Software Only: HBS Tech Panel: Valley of Destiny or Valley of Doom ? - On Silicon Valley
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37 month ago
Linkorama : CPK is the New Bucks - To my amazement, within a 20-foot radius, also having a quick dinner with their families, was Ross Mayfield, the CEO of SocialText; David Hornik, noted VC and major investor in Six Apart; and Jeff Jordan, the President of PayPal.
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38 month ago
Linkorama : Web 2.0 is Made of White People - Price discrimination is part of the issue
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40 month ago
Linkorama : SVFuture - A call for a New Rules community platform centered on education and public schools
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41 month ago
Linkorama : Silicon Valley's Risky Complacency - JSB & Hagel
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42 month ago
Linkorama : Profits, Not Jobs, on the Rebound - In the last three years, profits at the seven largest companies in Silicon Valley by market value have increased by an average of more than 500 percent while Santa Clara County employment has declined to 767,600, from 787,200. During the previous economic
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