Invent a live video stream for the common man and get rich!!!!!!

Invent a live video stream for the common man and get rich (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On September 12, 2013 I’ve got a handful of technology pain points such that, when someone claims they can solve, I take special note. If someone pitches me an idea that’s related to a pain point, it leaps off my email inbox and…

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Job recruiting in Silicon Valley is broken, and these guys are trying to fix it!!!!!!

Job recruiting in Silicon Valley is broken, and these guys are trying to fix it (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On August 26, 2013 When Riviera Partners recruiting firm asked serial entrepreneur and Y Combinator grad Michael Ellison to join the company, he gave them a list of demands a mile long. They would need to fund a non-profit in the education…

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STEM talent: It’s a distribution problem!!!!!!

STEM talent: It’s a distribution problem (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On August 2, 2013 There’s a bill in Congress right now to increase the number of visas for highly skilled workers — the H-1B visa. This is an issue that techies have trumpeted loud and proud, saying that there aren’t enough domestic…

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Gurley to founders: VC isn’t always right!!!!

Gurley to founders: VC isn’t always right (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On July 28, 2013Investment from traditional VC firms is a bit of a bar mitzvah for startups. It’s proof that they’re on their way to adulthood, and if they don’t raise VC money it’s like they haven’t come of age. When a…

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Trolls vs. Elves: A primer to patent Middle-earth!!!!!!!!

Trolls vs. elves: A primer to patent Middle-earth (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On July 19, 2013 In order to understand our “Patent Troll Smackdown” series this month, you ought to know who the trolls are, and who’s trying to fight back against them. The term “patent troll” has been around for a while…

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Developers are the new kings… but why?

Developers are the new kings… but why? (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On July 16, 2013 Developers are the new kings – or at least, that’s what the founders of GitHub, Stripe, New Relic, and Mixpanel would have you believe. The leaders of these four startups got together in a roundtable today to discuss…

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