For those of you who might be Mad Men lovers, here’s another great show coming at you from AMC. If you’re the type (like me) who just loves spy / conspiracy thrillers, you’ll enjoy “Rubicon” as well. Below is a sneak preview of the entire pilot episode for “Rubicon,” which will have its official 2-hour [...]
Entries from July 27th, 2010
Rubicon: Not Every Conspiracy is a Theory
July 27th, 2010 · View Comments · Personal
Tags:AMC·conspiracy theory·Covert Affairs·Rubicon·spy·thriller·USA
Your Foursquare Check-ins… on Google Maps!
July 21st, 2010 · View Comments · Personal, tech
Today, Fred Wilson wrote a short but fascinating blog post on visual representation of Foursquare check-ins via Google Maps, and the potential uses for this user-generated contend. Below are my last ~150 check-ins in New York City. Want to see your own map? Foursquare has a page devoted to private feeds of your check-ins, available [...]
Tags:Foursquare·Fred Wilson·Google Maps·New York City·user-generated content
The Giving Pledge Update
July 17th, 2010 · View Comments · socent
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, has pledged to give away more than half of his $13.5 billion fortune. The Giving Pledge, which started with a challenge issued by Gates and Warren Buffett, has now also gained the support of billionaries such as: Eli Broad (former CEO of SunAmerica) Venture capitalist John Doerr [...]
Tags:Andrew Carnegie·Bill Gates·Eli Broad·Gerry Lenfest·Giving Pledge·John Doerr·John Morgridge·Michael Bloomberg·philanthropy·Warren Buffett
VC Fundraising Nears 7-Year Low
July 13th, 2010 · View Comments · VC, tech
Yesterday, the National Venture Capital Association released VC fundraising figures for Q2 2010. The $1.9 billion raised in this past quarter represents a 56% drop from the $4.4 billion raised in the same period in 2009, and is the weakest fundraising experienced by the VC industry since Q3 2003. Dealbook reports on some commentary from [...]
