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That's something I've seen angel investors argue about on panels but never really agree on. Good post by Mark Suster here: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2012/09/08/should-inve…

Another piece of advice (equally for live or non-live TV): Keep mentioning your company name in your answers, even if in a normal conversation you wouldn't. This means if your conv…

I agree. (And it reminds me too much of baby formula, which is proven to be less healthy than the real stuff)...

This is a gross generalization. Sure, plenty of companies are behind. But quite a few are too in the US... http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/if_it_aint_broke_dont_... I'm also …

This article is not 100% clear on whether it means "true" investment or just paying for a service, which is not the same thing at all. But regarding "true" investment, It's somethi…

I'm surprised he didn't mention his interview with the comedian Stewart Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC13MYcrR4

This is awesome. I just wish someone had edited Will.i.am's quote though... I think he thinks 'reading code' is like reading music or something... “Here we are, 2013, we ALL depend…

I don't know qz.com's financials, but the ad:content ratio of a profitable publication is normally a lot higher than what they have. Which suggests they're either strategically de-…

You're right to ask the question. But (a) the site isn't optimized for you, and (b) Forbes is trying to make money. So your blog post comes across as (I'm sorry to say) naive. If y…

Right: title is nice, article is a bit lacking. I was imagining a combination of metrics (and a heavy use of the Crunchbase API) that would allow you to guess their burn rate and c…

I've been shocked since I moved to Japan about this. The most in-your-face example for me, was visiting Japanese real estate agents, looking for apartments. They'll often literally…

No I guess you are right actually. I think I should have said "the government for allowing Adobe to take complete monopolistic control of an industry".

Not with current management and mission I would guess. Maybe moreso Pixelmator or one of the more commercial apps.

Voila, monopoly in action. I have both a grudging respect and an intense dislike of Adobe for their complete ownership of the creative software space. It's kind of amazing, and it'…