GIANTS. GIANTS. GIANTS. (Web visitors, here’s an easier-to-read version of today’s email.) —– Top News in the A.M. Apple CEO Tim Cook has publicly acknowledged that he is gay, saying in a powerful BusinessWeek op-ed this morning that, “I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of […]
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Yik Yak: The Startup in Twitter’s Rearview Mirror
Yik Yak, an app that acts like a local bulletin board, allowing users within a 1.5-mile range to post to it anonymously, hasn’t received nearly as much press as other anonymous apps, including Whisper and Secret. It’s seeing much more user pick-up, though. As of last night, Yik Yak was the 27th most downloaded free […]
The Analyst: Talking with Azure Capital’s Mike Kwatinetz
Mike Kwatinetz is old school. The cofounder of Azure Capital in San Francisco isn’t likely to call himself a “an artisan” or “venture assistant.” He’s no great fan of networking. And Kwatinetz co-manages the firm with three people he has worked alongside for 20 years, a rarity in the venture world. (The firm’s GPs all spun out […]