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The Art of Profitabilitycodingvc.com
I've read Adrian Slywotzky's The Art of Profitability three times now, and each time I learn something new. According to its Amazon page, the book "offers 23 business lessons via the tale of a... -
Lyft-Off: Zimride’s Long Road To Overnight Success | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
When John Zimmer and Logan Green launched a new ride-sharing service called Lyft in the spring of 2012, they instantly knew they had a hit on their hands. But.. -
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How Movies Synchronize the Brains of an Audience | Science | WIREDwired.com
When people watch a movie together their brain activity is, to a remarkable degree, synchronized. It's a slightly creepy thought. It's also a testament to the captivating power of cinema, says Uri Hasson, a psychologist at Princeton University. -
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Tech Time Warp of the Week: Watch a Barefoot Mark Zuckerberg Pitch ‘The Facebook’ in 2005 | Enterprise | WIREDwired.com
If you want a crash course in the early days of Facebook, you can watch <em>The Social Network</em>, Hollywood's sweeping take on the rise of Mark Zuckerberg and company. Or you can watch the real thing. -
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To Compete Against Alibaba, Wanda Joins Forces With Baidu and Tencentdealbook.nytimes.com
Dalian Wanda, the Chinese conglomerate controlled by the billionaire Wang Jianlin, announced it would enter the e-commerce industry in an $800 million partnership with two of China’s biggest Internet companies. -
Pathwaysroche.com
Biochemical Pathways provide an overview of the chemical reactions of cells in various species and organs. Dr. Michal first compiled the Pathways Chart in 1965 and has been fine-tuning it ever since. Today, and with the collaboration of Roche, the two ... -
Zynga’s first foray into WebGL, and how it runs on IE10code.zynga.com
Zynga recently released the web version of Duck Dynasty Slots, a game that started life as a mobile-only game. By leveraging Mozilla's Emscripten project, we were able to port it to the web and deliver an experience just as compelling as the mobile ver... -
Evidence Grows That Online Social Networks Have Insidious Negative Effects | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
A study of 50,000 people in Italy concludes that online social networks have a significant negative impact on individual welfare. -
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Burning Man Founders Admit The Festival Has Jumped The Shark But That’s Okay | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
The stories of billionaires flying into Burning Man on private jets with hired sherpas, body guards turning people away from VIP art cars and private glamp.. -
L.P.D.: Libertarian Police Department - The New Yorkernewyorker.com
I was shooting heroin and reading “The Fountainhead” in the front seat of my privately owned police cruiser when a call came in. I put a quarter in the radio to activate it. It was the chief. “Bad news, detective. We got a situation.” “What? Is the ma... -
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Are Élite Colleges Bad for the Soul?newyorker.com
Nathan Heller on William Deresiewicz’s “Excellent Sheep,” which, in attempting to debunk one myth of higher education falls prey to another.