Aug 30
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“ Let’s not bullshit each other —- the most important characteristic of any CEO is to be a moneymaker. It is not particularly dignified to say it that bluntly but you can sugar coat whatever you want and it all comes down to “can you ring the bell?
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The mighty comment blogger JLM in a comment to this post:

A VC: What A CEO Does

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“ Patents themselves have become products [today],” said Grove. “They’re instruments of investment traded on a separate market, often by speculators motivated by the highest financial return on their investment
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Andy Grove

Is the U.S. tech industry oiling its own guillotine? | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com

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“ The magic age is people born after 1981,” said Sam Altman in a New York Times article. “That’s the cut-off for us where we see a big change in privacy settings and user acceptance.
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i’ve always said that the dividing line between internet natives and their elder generations is whether or not you had sex or the internet first. this is not far off from that.

People born after 1981 have lower privacy standards, Loopt CEO says - The Hill’s Hillicon Valley

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my personal favorite burger from this weekend’s burger bash. a bacon blue cheese burger on a toasted brioche with homemade yellow tomato ketchup and pickles made with a mustard brine. yummmmm. Gotham Gal: 2010 Hamptons Burger Bloodbath

my personal favorite burger from this weekend’s burger bash. a bacon blue cheese burger on a toasted brioche with homemade yellow tomato ketchup and pickles made with a mustard brine. yummmmm.

Gotham Gal: 2010 Hamptons Burger Bloodbath

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Crystal Meth Christian (feat The Flaming Lips) - Teddybears

such a catchy tune

heard it last week for the first time and can’t stop singing it

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Aug 29
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TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay – Away From Keyboard

Just funded this project on Kickstarter

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i gotta go check this out. will be back in NYC tonight and plan to head up there Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad

i gotta go check this out. will be back in NYC tonight and plan to head up there

Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad

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The Man - Eels - Tomorrow Morning

i am not sure how to interpret this song. Is E boasting? or making fun? or something else?

in any case, E and his new record are the artist of the weekend on fredwilson.fm

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Aug 28
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i love this painting of john and yoko at the crow’s nest in montauk Gotham Gal: a quick trip to montauk

i love this painting of john and yoko at the crow’s nest in montauk

Gotham Gal: a quick trip to montauk

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What I Have To Offer - Eels - Tomorrow Morning

this one goes out to the Gotham Gal. unfortunately the line about football isn’t true in our case.

E’s in love and that’s a good thing. the new record, Tomorrow Morning, is the artist of the weekend on fredwilson.fm

thanks to @bijan who tipped me off to the fact that there was a new record with this blog post 

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