February 2012
9 posts
Path: We are sorry. →
It’s funny that only Path got called out for importing user address books, when this is common practice and almost every related iOS app does it.
thepersonalnetwork:
We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on Path, specifically the transmission and storage of your phone contacts.
As our mission is...
“I have been in meetings where people look down and notice my socks, and there is...”
– In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Entrepreneur (NY Times)
Uhhhh. What?
I’m excited to be helping out at as a mentor at Startup Weekend EDU this weekend. I’m not sure how helpful I’ll actually be to the various companies, but thankfully, the website already has a disclaimer to ignore people like me who don’t really know anything:
6. Use the mentors -- but wisely.
The mentors can be amazingly helpful. They can also be distracting. Use them...
January 2012
31 posts
“At about 7 months the kitten becomes a Catten then 5 months later he has a cat...”
– Elizabeth Mead
Quora: At what age does a kitten become a cat?
“Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this...”
– MPAA head (and former U.S. Senator) Chris Dodd speaking to Fox News (as noted by Hillicon Valley).
I mean, he actually said this.
In one soundbite, he’s both threatening any and all U.S. politicians and implying that they’re corruptible. It’s a statement that so egregious, it’s hard to think of...
Why was Megaupload shut down?
Ali Alkhatib: Ars Technica (as usual) has an excellent analysis of what’s going on (and why) here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-poli… The reason seems to boil down to one issue, which is that they gave up the protection of “safe harbor” under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Safe Harbor The DMCA is the main tool used by the MPAA, RIAA, and others to enforce copyright...
“It almost felt like gang warfare, the nerdiest gang warfare ever, but still,...”
– A choice quote by me in the New York Times Today. Check out the rest of the article online (In Tech, Starting Up By Failing) or better go buy a copy and frame it on your wall. (via matthewerosenberg)
“If you look — last year, $94 million was spent lobbying to get this bill — to...”
– Alexis Ohanion, Reddit co-founder aka kn0thing (Mediaite)
Not sure what SOPA is? ExplainSOPA puts you in... →
More press from TNW for ExplainSopa.com (aka page we slapped together in < 1 hr)
What Is SOPA? Startup Offers One-on-One Tutorials →
We launched http://www.explainsopa.com today.
When Google Met Facebook
Good read on the Google vs Facebook/Twitter fiasco
parislemon:
Day 67 of the Google Search+ (Antitrust+) debacle. Today brings a few new entrants, notably Harvard professor and security expert Ben Edelman who argues (yet again) that Google is unfairly pumping their own products. Also joining the discussion is my CrunchFund partner Michael Arrington.
Michael and I don’t always see eye-to-eye...
What are the implications for SEO following...
On Quora: What are the implications for SEO following Google’s rollout of personal search?
Natan Gesher: Nothing changes from yesterday to today in an immediate or even noticeable way. But over time, Google is doing everything it can to change what search is, and how people use and experience search, into something that wouldn’t have been recognizable some years ago. For some...
I'm speaking at NJ Tech Meetup tonight at Stevens...
Other speakers tonight along with Tutorspree include: Kohort, DinnerDateDeal, and Joy Marcus, a Venture Partner at DFJ Gotham Ventures.
As someone who’s lived in the Jersey City / Hoboken area for a while now, I’m excited to see that NJ Tech Meetup is growing a community of people in the area interested in technology and startups.
“The truth is that start ups are hard, they’re a slog, they’re a huge amount of...”
– My co-founder Aaron, in Forbes’ 3 Short Stories from NYC Startups
Amazon has NBA 2K12 for $39 right now →
#copped
Data And Transparency in Tutoring: State of... →
tutorblog:
Aaron is a cofounder of Tutorpsree, and a tutor. He’s the resident numbers dork (well, so is Paul), and writes about what we’ve learned and how it influences what we do
The start of the new year means it’s time to take a look at overall trends in the tutoring universe. We’ve sliced…
The MicroPHP Manifesto →
This is cool. I agree with most of his points about modern PHP development. The large frameworks like Symfony, CodeIgniter etc are mostly trash (Yii is an exception).
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December 2011
38 posts
Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? →
jaredklett:
If you’re a startup founder, no matter what sort of business you’re in, you need to read this in full. Take your time and digest it. Bookmark it in some fashion, then read it again in three months. Lather, rinse, repeat.
My life now
Being an NBA player must be cool. I feel like I could handle this.
Do the Suns need a 6’4” computer programmer?
channingfrye:
Wake up-eat-workout-eat-rest-workout-play-eat-sleep-repeat . I love my life and man did i miss playing ball
The Windows Phone Problem In Three Words: Way Too...
parislemon:
Earlier today, Charlie Kindel, a former Windows Phone GM, posted some thoughts on why Windows Phone hasn’t taken off. Essentially, he blames Microsoft’s model pressuring both OEMs and carriers — so much so that neither really wants to push the platform.
Perhaps not surprisingly, I largely agree with his criticisms of Android. He believes Google’s platform has completely laid down...
Forbes 30 under 30: Josh Buckley →
My dude.