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RealD Revenues Up

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For the six months ending September 24th, the firm's first half fiscal 2011, the firm had net revenues of $129.8M, more than double the $64.2M it saw in the six months ending September 25, 2009. RealD also reported that it now has 9,300 screens deployed worldwide. in revenues. READ MORE>>.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. It’s why opt-in marketing databases can be so incredibly valuable for companies like Gilt Groupe, One King’s Lane and AdoreMe. The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

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In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii. Unemployment coupled with a stock market drop will stop this spending cold IMHO. See point 2 below.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

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Those who didn’t get a ticket in time, turned to Zaarly where tickets sold on the SUW “grey-market” for up to $450 per ticket (this being up for discussion with potential upcoming policy changes). Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Interview with Kian Saneii, Independa

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Kian Saneii: We formally launched in 2009, but I started looking at the market in 2008, to see what applications were out there. It's been fascinating to figure out how this third screen, which we call the smartphone, is going to fit into our society and world. What's the story behind the company?