data.insights.ideas: Archive

May 23rd

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It's (Still) Early

porchdog: For the past several years I’ve been making comparisons between the dotcom bubble and this current tech cycle. At this point, that we’re in a period of exuberance (be it rational or otherwise) is a given (26 year olds don’t sell companies with little revenue for $1.1 billion in cash unless something awesome is happening - and FWIW I think the Yahoo/Tumblr deal is a win all around). But...

May 23rd

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Continuations: Tumblr and Yahoo →

continuations: It is now official that Tumblr will become part of Yahoo. Marissa announced the news in style with an animated gif. I have been lucky to be part of Tumblr’s journey as an angel investor and as an active blogger on the service since February 2008. I am excited about the combination with…

May 20th

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Exclamation: Tumblr. + Yahoo! = !! →

yahoo: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr! We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and…

May 20th

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May 19th

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May 19th

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May 17th

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Q1 2013: Focus Small, Build Backwards @ Travelzoo

It’s been a busy few weeks into Q2 for Travelzoo that I missed a quarterly report on the mobile and social business, which we disclosed to Wall Street in April. Looking at what we achieved in 90 days at the start of 2013, it’s clear that we’re following through on our ethos of “focusing small” but “building backwards” to deliver a quality, on-the-go and...

May 13th

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Watch

Spotted last night in the back of a yellow cab in NYC: a sponsored ad for the Travelzoo mobile app! Also note the enthusiasm of Kuzma’s shout “Dave’s app!” toward the end of the clip.

May 4th

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“But what if there isn’t another Google? “If there’s not going to be another...”

– Y Combinator, Silicon Valley’s Start-Up Machine - NYTimes.com

May 3rd

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“…when you have internal stakeholders who understand the design process,...”

– The Rise of Product Design - Emesis - Quora

May 1st

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“Last summer, Expedia began a trial with mobile ad technology provider Drawbridge...”

– Online Ads Can Now Follow You Home - WSJ.com #thefuture

Apr 30th

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“I love the tactics and strategies associated with scaling up Internet companies....”

– Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD

Apr 30th

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“But I am of the belief that the ‘right time and the right place’ are starting to...”

– Right place, right time | Diego Saez-Gil Truth.

Apr 29th

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Apr 22nd

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“Many of the categories above roughly align with the top yellow page advertising...”

– Yipit Co-Founder: Hyperlocal Is Coming to Be Defined By ‘Marketplaces’ | Street Fight Jim commenting on new local marketplaces emerging (and owning their respective vertical) in Street Fight.

Apr 19th

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“Past that, the company also released native Share Dialog, a tool that lets users...”

– Facebook Launches Open Graph Mobile, Updated iOS SDK With Improved Login And Sharing | TechCrunch Extremely powerful.

Apr 18th

The Gong Show: Cold Emails →

thegongshow: I was at a First Growth Venture Network event last week. One of the panelists on the session was Katia Beauchamp, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of BirchBox. Katia had a wonderful anecdote about how her first Mac was given to her by Steve Jobs for free. She was attending HBS in the fall and had been…

Apr 17th

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Apr 16th

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Mobile Web Best Practices | Helping People Make... →

Amazing resource for anyone building in mobile. Check out the “resources” tab for useful nuggets.

Apr 16th

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“A couple of years ago, the benefits of separate sites were more clear to me....”

– Content Parity on the Web | Go Make Things

Apr 16th

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Apr 15th

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Merchants: Meet our New Scanner App →

Congrats to the team on shipping this. Huge move forward for local commerce and merchant efficiency.

Apr 11th

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Apr 5th

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The New Inbox: How mobile and social have changed... →

Apr 2nd

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Apr 1st

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“In line with the shift towards mobile, TripAdvisor Business Listings has...”

– WIT - WEB IN TRAVEL : Online is yesterday, mobile is today, declares TripAdvisor’s Bruno

Apr 1st

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Apr 1st

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Please, Don't Be a Strategist

“Get as close to revenue as you can,” I mentioned to a friend over dinner recently. I was offering input on types of opportunities that will exist once she graduates from business school in a few months. Like many of my friends who have an MBA, she wanted to transition into a role where she could actively shape the trajectory of a company. And like my friends with an MBA, she started...

Mar 26th

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Mar 25th

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Alex's Tech Thoughts: Can You Trust An Early-Stage... →

alexstechthoughts: I’ve been thinking about the concept of a hacker-in-residence (HIR) and entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR). I think these are very cool roles at VC funds. Lots of place have them now. But I have a nagging question in the back of my mind: Can you trust an early-stage VC with your idea/biz when… Reblogging to see what others have to say but largely agree with Alex.

Mar 21st

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Mar 20th

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Building Atop the Web's Largest Demand Platform

I spent the last two days at Google’s NYC office with the Google+ developer relations team learning about new platform features. The highlight: sign-in with Google+ to unlock social actions in your app and grow your business. Some interesting data about G+ that caught my attention: - 500mm users (projected to hit 1b by Summer, or sooner) - 135m active users - 12+ mins length of stay in...

Mar 20th

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Mar 20th

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Mar 19th

“The most important thing is obviousness. The problem is overdesign”

– Loren Brichter, a High Priest of App Design - WSJ.com (via bijan)

Mar 18th

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“Everyone love that question. I think they — it’s just like how can you make it...”

– Julie M. B. Bradley - Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of TripAdvisor

Mar 15th

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I Just Got the Redesigned News Feed. Here’s What...

offerpop: Facebook announced an overhaul of the News Feed last week. I got the new design yesterday. All in all, I like what I see. (And Facebook made sure there was plenty more to see.) For social marketers and brand page owners, the new user experience presents some intriguing opportunities – though you might need to make some tweaks to the way you’re currently doing things. Here’s what...

Mar 14th

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BRYCE DOT VC: Field Notes from Los Angeles →

brycedotvc: When I came up with the idea for OATV’s Field Trip Series I had our early experience with the NYC startup community as a backdrop. Stepping off the plane at LAX last week, I had no idea how relevant that context was for the week I was about to experience. Like most who visit LA, I was drawn to…

Mar 14th

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“A look at our data showed that the stories people click, like, and comment on...”

– User Experience Lab: How we designed a new News Feed using your feedback

Mar 13th

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“79 percent report that they would only retry an app once or twice if it failed...”

– Users Have Low Tolerance For Buggy Apps – Only 16% Will Try A Failing App More Than Twice | TechCrunch (via soxiam) As I’ve said here many times, “move fast and break things” doesn’t work well in the world of native mobile development. (via buzz)

Mar 13th

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The Slow Hunch: Prioritizing Ruthlessly →

nickgrossman: I met with an entrepreneur yesterday who, in passing, mentioned Warren Buffett’s method of prioritizing (ruthlessly). To sum it up: Jot down a list of the 25 most important things you want to accomplish (in a month, in a year, in life). Circle the 5 absolutely most important ones,…

Feb 28th

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“At Travelzoo, we’re finding that our apps and mobile site are allowing us to...”

– Travelzoo reveals the secret to embracing mobile – keeping it simple - Travolution.co.uk

Feb 27th

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