February 2012
7 posts
“Silicon Valley’s dirty little secret is that the startup boom is mostly a...”
– Tom Foremski
Nailed it. Also a reflection of the hypercompetitiveness of the job market and why there’s so little loyalty among millenials.
video: M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Globalization. Arab culture coming to America. A clear indicator that America is no longer the key market for music. Good song, but an absolutely fascinating and provocative video. A must watch and a must ponder
disconaivete:
M.I.A. shows the world once more why she is Queen of Bad Girls. The video for Bad Girls was directed by Romain Gavras, shot in Morocco, features tons of car tricks,...
“The first is all the unseen ripple effects of the rise of secondary markets and...”
– The Real Story of How Dick Costolo Kicked Investors Off Twitter’s Board | PandoDaily
Interesting dynamics that the secondary markets have brought into early stage investing.
January 2012
56 posts
“…the network is beating the hierarchy every time the two go together.”
– Paul Mason: Why It’s All Kicking Off
“Warner Bros. has been on the leading edge of a group of movie studios that have...”
– Netflix deal with Warner Bros. includes delay in queues
What f-tards. Sorry but this is just impossibly dumb. That said these decisions ultimately route back to the fact that pensions are funded by money managers and equity performance. If they can retard the performance of future growth equities...
“The impact of humanity on Earth is humbling from orbit. Our greatest cities...”
– From the Blog of Astronaut Don Pettit
http://wiki.nasa.gov/cm/newui/blog/viewpostlist.jsp?blogname=letters
(via jendunlap)
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Watch(via Swim Deep – King City | ABEANO)
A suggestion from one of the better, more connected ears I know. Thanks Michael. Enjoy Swim Deep’s “King City”
“This is kind of Monopoly money and Facebook is Boardwalk.”
– “Manuel Henriquez”-CEO, Hercules Technology Group
Oh god that’s a miserable statement.
Art Of Almost by Wilco Also this is great. shared...
Black Hills by Gardens & Villa A solid jam on...
All The Way Back by Contrakids shared from exfm
WatchGarrett was onto this one. Good call.
“That is assuming revenues again grow. If they don’t, firms could actually...”
– Wall Street Pay Gets Even Trickier to Figure
Does anyone really think banking revenues are going to go up substantially in the next 5 years? What is bigger than a global real estate bubble? Commodities? No other asset in existence today is as attractive to the public. If you can’t use the...
SOPA Is Inevitable →
What I’m interested in is can the Internet make campaigning more efficient. The Internet just won the battle against traditional money based lobbying. Why can’t the Internet and this effort scale up to political campaigning? If it did that and campaigning was about the efficiency of how candidates utilize networks could you eliminate the power of cash to determine policy.
Now I...
Trash Heap Updated by Pre War Saw these guys last...
SOPA and the day the web got serious →
The conclusion to this article is powerful. It suggests that a generation thought to be totally apathetic to politics is in fact deeply engaged. Most importantly this engagement is being exercised through a unique vector. Transparency and collaboration that is breaking down complexity.
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BRYCE DOT VC: Everybody Wants to Be Heard →
brycedotvc:
In her final episode, Oprah was asked if there was a common thread throughout her 25 years on the air. As she reflected on decades of interactions and interviews she distilled it down to one thing all of here guests shared:
I’ve talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000…
This is a tremendous development. Bryce describes the grassroots tools used to derail...
Heard the world is going to end in 2012? →
Awesome US government tumbling alert.
usagov:
Find out what NASA scientists think about these rumors.
“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the...”
– Anne Lamott on intuition vs. rationality, alongside similar sentiments by Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs (via curiositycounts)
The new hotness is to forsake rationality.
Watchsundaymixtapes:
the war on drugs - baby missles (live on fallon)
double drums with ?uestlove
Awesome band. Awesome track. D Ward was all over this one. Thanks for the find Kiana.
“Today’s tech is often blamed for producing a generation of people who stare at...”
– Clive Thompson
Zola Jesus Wow! Beautiful. Nice to see Pat Benatar...
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Fiver Times: Fiver Alumni Profile: Vincent Young →
fivertimes:
Fiver alumni Vincent Young had some time on leave to visit the Fiver office. Vince told us a bit about what he’s been doing as a Marine and where he’s going to be in the next several months. The Fiver family is incredibly proud of your work Vince. Keep it up!
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Congrats to Vince on joining the Marines and going through Fiver’s amazing...
