Tag Archives: Individual

Why We Start Up Startups

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Thanks to the great Brad Feld for publishing this column in his blog today as well. Pause for a moment.  And ask yourself some simple questions you probably don’t think about every day....

DarkList Links Silk-Road-Style Drug Dealers

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When the Department of Justice took down the anonymous, Bitcoin-based narcotics bazaar known as the Silk Road in October, the dark web drug market didn’t disappear. It splintered into smaller markets...

Google Ad Chief Susan Wojcicki Talks about Next Big Battle

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Straightforward and unflashy, Susan Wojcicki doesn’t come off like the most powerful woman in advertising that Forbes and others have labeled her. When we meet outside her office at the Googleplex in...

Why Daily Fantasy Football Is Illegal On Super Bowl Sunday

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The daily fantasy football industry is rapidly expanding, with its largest websites now advertising their contests on television stations such as ESPN. However despite the hobby’s...

Google is Already The King Of Online Advertising, but that is not Enough

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Forget wearable computers and self-driving cars. The search giant will continue its dominance by sticking with its advertising roots – taking $40 billion out of the hides of some very familiar...

Are You A Billionaire Looking To Make A Deal? Call this Guy

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“You gotta meet Demetri while you’re in town.” The text message had come from an entrepreneur and investor I knew. One of those guys with enviable and inexplicable links to business heroes and at...