In case we’ve begun to think web search is a solved problem.

In case we’ve begun to think web search is a solved problem.

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Darwin as a hipster puppy.

Darwin as a hipster puppy.

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Classic car show at Comerica. #Detroit (Taken with picplz.)

Classic car show at Comerica. #Detroit (Taken with picplz.)

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Arriving at Comerica, with a muscle car show out front. Classic Detroit. (Taken with picplz.)

Arriving at Comerica, with a muscle car show out front. Classic Detroit. (Taken with picplz.)

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Heading to the Tigers game! (Taken with picplz.)

Heading to the Tigers game! (Taken with picplz.)

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latimes: In a column published Monday, Steve Lopez wrote that Southwest would offer flights from Burbank to LAX during Carmageddon. That was satire.  Now, JetBlue is offering a flyover from Long Beach to Burbank for $4. Not satire. SO genius.

latimes:

In a column published Monday, Steve Lopez wrote that Southwest would offer flights from Burbank to LAX during Carmageddon. That was satire. 

Now, JetBlue is offering a flyover from Long Beach to Burbank for $4. Not satire.

SO genius.

(Source: Los Angeles Times)

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There was a point in the late ’90s where all the graduating M.B.A.’s wanted to start companies in Silicon Valley, and for the most part they were not actually qualified to do it. They brought the whole sideshow of the hype and parties and all that crap. M.B.A. graduating classes are actually a reliable contrary indicator: if they all want to go into investment banking, there’s going to be a financial crisis. If they want to go into tech, that means a bubble is forming.

Marc Andreessen, Bubble? What Bubble?
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So who will head the next generation of multibillion dollar start-ups?

The agenda for Allen & Company’s Sun Valley conference could provide some clues.

This week, the program features three young guns of Silicon Valley, all under the age of 30: Brian Chesky, the co-founder of AirBnb; Drew Houston, the founder of DropBox; and Adam D’Angelo, the co-founder of question and answer site Quora.

The three are scheduled to deliver presentations on Saturday morning to an audience that will most likely include Bill Gates, Mr. Zuckerburg and the founders of Google.

“It’s humbling,” said Mr. Chesky in an interview on Wednesday. “A year ago, I was working in the living room of a three-bedroom apartment.”

The New Start-Ups at Sun Valley
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betashop: Flash Sales - Literally

betashop:

They’re called Flash Sales for a reason.

Each day, emails go out to Fab.com subscribers at 10:45 a.m. Eastern / 7:45 Pacific, and then our sales start 15 minutes later. Quantities are limited and prices are far below market. A rush ensues.

Here is a chart of hourly revenue. This picture is…

The data these guys (fab.com) are sharing is amazing. Go read their other posts for a great inside look at the beginning of a business.

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Mobile app usage is overtaking web usage. Big.

Mobile app usage is overtaking web usage. Big.

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