Some VCs scout out the best mobile apps. Shahin Farshchi tends to contemplate, well, harder stuff. “I stay away from the rent-your couch or parking space [startups],” says Farshchi, who joined Lux Capital as a principal in 2006 and was made a partner last month. “I have a semiconductor background, so I spend time looking at technology […]
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The FAA Shows Drone Companies a Way Forward
Yesterday, the Federal Aviation Administration released its first “roadmap” for allowing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) access to U.S. national airspace beginning in 2015. The idea is to permit some drone activity while preserving enough flexibility for the FAA to adjust its rules and regulations if it needs to. The step was a welcome one for entrepreneurs who […]