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The iPhone app Gold Rush
Daniel Cozza and I have been working for the past few months on number of iPhone app ideas. We’ve got a some prototypes and working code. But honestly, it’s been very hard to find interesting angles: the iPhone app space … Continue reading
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Gorilla platform APIs: let your “partners” figure out new features
Last year I wrote about the brilliance of platform APIs for the big guys: let your app developers figure out what the market wants, and then incorporate those into your system. Most API terms prohibit you from suing the platform … Continue reading
Reader Q: hiring folks for only equity?
A blog reader (one of three, as far as I can tell) asks: I was wondering: do some startups only pay equity? I am thinking of launching a startup and I think I have a killer idea — there are … Continue reading
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Content, content, content, content, content
Compare Joost and Hulu. Which one is more compelling? Joost came out first, generated a bunch of buzz, and has a novel/interesting user interface. It’s also technically interesting, using peer-to-peer for distribution. In contrast, Hulu came later and has a … Continue reading
Hiring, Continued: Reference Checking
A while back, my friend George (all names changed) hired someone who previously worked for Fred, another friend. Unfortunately, the hire didn’t work out and left in a few months. Later, Fred said something like, “Yes, George called me for … Continue reading
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Wikipedia Accuracy and Democracy at Work
I find Wikipedia fascinating. Anyone can edit — how could that possibly work? Of course, there’s been a lot of discussion and debate about the accuracy of Wikipedia articles. I think Wikipedia is pretty accurate, if you look a sort of content average over the … Continue reading
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You pay your legal bill….and mine too
A common provision in venture funding agreements (it’s usually in the term sheet) is that the company pays the investor’s legal bill. It’s annoying, but quite typical. Let’s say you’re raising a $1m round, and have to pay the investor’s … Continue reading
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Blue Cross / Blue Shield of MA with Google Health
Well this is interesting: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts says it will become the first health insurer to participate in Google Health, a medical records initiative by the online search engine.(from this article). (I’m an HMO Blue of MA subscriber.) … Continue reading
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Video roundup: Hulu, iTunes, Netflix
Well, I’ve now got three decent options for video on demand: Hulu, iTunes movie rentals, and the Netflix/Roku set-top box (which just arrived a few days ago). Hulu is free, ad-supported, with mostly TV content. Netflix’s “watch instantly” has old-run DVD content … Continue reading
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