This morning I read that Apple has passed Motorola to become the largest US phone maker, as measured by units shipped. Apple shipped 8.8m iPhones while Motorola sold 8.5m of their various devices (apparently down from a peak of 46m devices sold in a quarter). Then the next thing I saw was Steve Jobs’ [...]
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There is a great post up on Techcrunch which gives Jack’s personal history and some of his views on founding companies and venture capital. There are also some quotes from his investor Fred Wilson which describe his view of venture capital as a service to entrepreneurs. Their philosophy is to my mind very progressive. [...] I have been listening to 15 min startup pitches at the UK and Ireland Tech Tour for most of yesterday and some of the presentations were better than others. Below are some observations on what made I thought characterised some of the good ones and some of the bad ones. Before I get [...] I have been listening to 15 min startup pitches at the UK and Ireland Tech Tour for most of yesterday and some of the presentations were better than others. Below are some observations on what made I thought characterised some of the good ones and some of the bad ones. Before I get [...] As reported by Tim Bradshaw in the FT today, and also on the Guardian blog there is a new release of Spotfiy out imminently that will allow you to import your current music collection and mix it seamlessly with the Spotify streaming service. The great thing about on-demand streaming services is the range of [...] As you might have seen Facebook last week announced their Open Graph initiative. As a user I’m excited by the idea of getting effective crowd sourced recommendations and knowing which of my friends use a site and which other sites are popular with users of the I’m on will both provide interesting context. From a privacy perspective I [...] Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18 http://goo.gl/fb/I66zh # Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18 http://goo.gl/fb/3ujfp # Meebo and Google push cross web social media sharing standard XAuth – I'm wondering if this means anything for startups http://bit.ly/aWp6bh # GroupOn raises $135m at $1bn+ valn and will come to Europe – news both good and bad [...] There was a good post on Techcrunch Europe earlier this week with practical tips for entrepreneurs on how to construct an email to a VC they don’t know. Building on that advice, which was all solid (and worth reading), I would add that it is important to bear in mind that most VCs [...] On Tuesday night I attended the Geek’n’rolla conference after party and it was absolutely buzzing. There was a palpable confidence in the air and for the first time since the 2008 crash I think we can now definitely say that the UK and European startup scene has regained its momentum. Unfortunately I had [...] |
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