August 29, 2014
Niall Is Making Luxury Watches In Kansas City
When you think of Kansas City a few things come to mind: barbecue, blues, and Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont, the first Frenchman to settle the area…
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August 29, 2014
An Interview With Max Gurvits, Boy VC
Max Gurvits is an investor. Based in Bulgaria, the peripatetic VC is almost everywhere, showing up at events around the world and scouting out some amazing ideas. I…
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YC’s BillForward Wants To Change The Way You’re Charged For Subscriptions
Amazon Prime, Netflix, utilities, the New York Times, HBO Go, the gym… When you stop and think about all the subscriptions you have, the list probably is a…
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Snapchat Steps On Twitter’s Toes, Lets You Follow Remote Events Live
Snapchat has just updated its app with a brand new Live section that will incorporate Our Story into everyone’s feed, regardless of location. Our Story is a Snapchat…
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Tripcast Is A Beautiful Travel Journal For Your Smartphone
A new mobile application called Tripcast, built by the team that created photo-sharing app Cluster, allows travelers to privately share their photos with their friends back home. The…
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Singld Out, A DNA-Based Dating Service, Can Match You With Dates Who Will Smell Sexy
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of services out there to help you find someone you might like to have sex with. But there are very few that…
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CalPal Adds Messaging To Your Calendar To Simplify Making Plans With Friends
Making plans with friends can be like herding cats. Finding out who’s available when and trying to get everyone to agree on a place to meet at a…
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Contact Center Has Changed The Way I Use My iPhone
Contact Center acts like speed dial built for the way we communicate with others on smartphones today. You’re given a set of customizable tiles that can be edited…
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Ticket Search Engine SeatGeek Raises $35M Round From Accel And Some Big-Name Athletes
SeatGeek, a company that bills itself as “the web’s largest ticket search engine”, is announcing that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. The round brought…
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Messaging App Tango Expands Its Channels Program With BuzzFeed And Other New Publishers
Mobile messaging company Tango is announcing some new additions to its Channels program for publishers and brands, including BuzzFeed and Vimeo. As I wrote when the program launched…
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