January 2011
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Seedcamp London
On Tuesday last week, I attended my third Seedcamp as a mentor.
If you’re not familiar with Seedcamp, it’s a European (and more recently, international) version of TechStars or YCombinator. The gist: early stage (often pre-product) startups pitch their projects to a group of mentors (entrepreneurs, investors, product & marketing folks) and spend the afternoon in rotating mentoring...
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“And if you’re making music… The consumer’s problem is not that he can’t find...”
– Lefsetz (via newspeedwayboogie)
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“Belgium’s conservative Catholic party split into Francophone and Flemish halves,...”
– Charlemagne: The trouble with Flanders | The Economist
Excellent Economist read about the actual state of my home country.
230 days without a functioning government and counting - a European record - and just 59 days shy of beating record holder Iraq.
As the most pro-European of countries and...
“Now he’s partnering (as an individual, not as part of DST) with Ron Conway’s...”
– Start Fund: Yuri Milner, SV Angel Offer EVERY New Y Combinator Startup $150k
Wow.
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Wilco | True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel...
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WatchDisturbing recording by the Guardian’s reporter in Cairo, Jack Shenker about his experience in #Egypt, being driven into the desert by the police and beaten.
thommyc:
Egypt protests: Live updates on the protests by Jack Shenker of the Guardian U.K.
You have to hear this.
“We’re a restaurant that’s about: ‘Let’s play the music loud, let’s have fun,...”
– that pretty much sums up Gabe
Up Close - The Restaurateur Gabriel Stulman and a Bit of Wisconsin - NYTimes.com
(via fred-wilson)
That sounds like real-life social media.
“Tumblweeds is kind of a bummer. It kicks sand in the face of the curated and...”
– worship the glitch
I only saw a screenshot of Tumblrweeds so I’m not entirely qualified to have an opinion yet but I agree with Eric. It took me 3 years to find the right people to follow, today I can say that the value of relationships nurtured on Tumblr is times higher the ones on Twitter.
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New York City
Suit up, New York. Noël’s coming to town Feb 7-14. Can’t wait to finally meet some of you cats in person. My schedule is filling up nicely so if you’d like to meet, email me. Current loose schedule as follows:
Mon 7: free for the day, lunch booked, will be in the Union Square area
Tue 8: in Brooklyn and booked for the day & dinner
Wed 9: free for the day, lunch booked,...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
The National (133)
Alexi Murdoch (50)
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (17)
Imogen Heap (10)
Fotos (9)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“This is not a bubble, this is a revolution.”
– BRYCE ROBERTS (via msg)
Might be my favorite VC quote ever. Read the whole post at the above link. (via siminoff)
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“I’m one of those people who believe that there are certain phases of building an...”
– Jeremy Allaire of Brightcove, on Shaping a Firm’s DNA - NYTimes.com
Timely, note to self.
“Like his firm, Horowitz believes every company should have a great story, too,...”
– Why Andreessen Horowitz Models Itself After A Hollywood Talent Agency - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ (via caterpillarcowboy)
Great article. With the Spotlight on Andreessen and Horowitz, it was interesting to learn about the firm’s ‘army’ of 20 partners and associates sourcing...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
The Decemberists (134)
Deer Tick (20)
Diane Birch (17)
Delphic (13)
Wye Oak (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Big Bang At Google: Larry Page To Replace Eric... →
Big Bang indeed, didn’t see that coming.
“Question on Quora: What is it like to always be the smartest person in the...”
– Love this.
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3 Years
Just realized that my third Tumblr anniversary was three days ago.
I’m certain you’ll make it over the hump (we’ve been there) and that’s why I’m still loving it like it’s day one.
Thanks, Tumblr. And thanks to everyone who follows.
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WatchAlexi Murdoch | Towards The Sun
Fantastic new song by Alexi Murdoch, a singer/songwriter that reminds me of Nick Drake or José González. Free download via City Slang here.
(via soundcloud)
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“I share therefore I am.”
– “Alone Together”: An MIT Professor’s New Book Urges Us to Unplug
HT to M for the link.
“I am impressed with how Soundcloud is cultivating their community. It’s good...”
– How Soundcloud Runs a Good Community (and what you can learn from them)
What made my day? This made my day. Thanks to SoundCloud user Elliott Fienberg for this lovely blog post about our Community team.
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