May 2012
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“The best technology is that which reminds us of our humanness.”
– Jack Dorsey in an interview with Charlie Rose
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April 2012
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Why I love Marco Arment's blog posts →
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“It’s no wonder that the few students who are passionate about ideas find...”
– The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
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"It’s time to give up on Microsoft’s word...
Just read this piece in Slate, and couldn’t agree more. If anyone has talked to me about my startup ideas, they know how I feel about MS Word and other traditional word processors. They’re riddled with useless features that 90% of people don’t understand. They try to do too much, and that which they do offer, is often done poorly. Most people use Microsoft Word or Pages because...
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“Facebook was scared shitless and knew that for first time in its life it...”
– Om Malik | Here is why Facebook bought Instagram (via courtenaybird)
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A Few Words on the Acquisition of Instagram by...
I woke up to this post this morning by Jenna Wortham saying Facebook had acquired Instagram for $1 Billion.
My initial response was that my jaw-dropped: 1 Billion? It was only a month ago that estimated valuations were half that, and not long before that Instagram was still running on $7.5 Million funding. So in a matter of a few months, Instagram has gone from a team of 10 people working...
