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What I Learned From Increasing My Prices
Last month Bidsketch had the biggest increase in revenue it’s ever had. Before that, the biggest increase in revenue came when FreshBooks emailed a million people and mentioned Bidsketch as a new integration for sales proposals. I got so many new sales notifications that day, I thought someone had hacked my server. It…
The Mac App Store’s future of irrelevance
Postbox’s exit from the Mac App Store should sound very familiar to anyone who buys Mac software. If you read between the lines a bit, I think the real story there is one we’ve seen a lot since June 1: they tolerated the App Store’s lack of paid upgrade mechanics before, but sandboxing — and more accurately, needing…
Changing My Mind On Microsoft
Seldom have I looked at something that is a major long in the portfolio, changed my mind, sold the entire position and continued selling to ...
The Marco.org Review of John Siracusa’s Review of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
The time has finally come: today, Ars Technica released John Siracusa’s review of the newest version of OS X .
The first open company
Gittip is not just another web app or start-up, it’s a new kind of company. I’m calling it an “open company,” and here are its three defining principles:
Why Crunch Mode Doesn't Work
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the world’s largest nonprofit membership organization serving all individuals who create games. We advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating for the…
The Sparrow Problem
We’ve all read stories about and been enthralled by the idea of App Store millionaires. As the story goes… individual app developers are making money hand over fist in the App Store! And if you can just come up with a great app idea, you’ll be a millionaire in no time!
VMware Buys Nicira for $1.26B
Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The
Destined To Fail
Tinkerer, designer, and angel investor. Building software products and backing early-stage startups.
Jack Daniels writes the politest cease and desist notice ever.
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Talent Acquisitions
Today, development stopped on Pulp, Wallet , and Sparrow as their companies were bought by Facebook and Google, respectively.
How VCs get paid
[4.7.12 Addendum: Many of the management company details are now available on a SEC web site. More details here .]
Oracle spreading FUD about CentOS
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