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ManServant Will Let You Order Around Hot Men For $125 Per Hour

 A 6’2″, sandy blond gentleman wearing a tailored suit and tie gently bows to greet me and seat me. “Hello, I am Fabio and I will be your man servant this afternoon,” he says. His gentle, hypnotic voice wraps around me. I suddenly … Continue reading

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Winter Is (Probably) Coming (Soon)

 That’s the gist of a recent interview that venture capitalist Bill Gurley gave. His words matter because they cut to the simple fact that too many companies are burning too much money. Making money is better than losing money, but … Continue reading

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Facebook Won’t Budge On Letting Drag Queens Keep Their Names

 Facebook will not be changing its real-name policy for the drag queen community. San Francisco drag queens met with representatives from the company yesterday afternoon to talk through a recent mass deletion of their personal profile pages. Facebook started deleting … Continue reading

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‘Airbnb For Home-Cooked Meals’ Startup EatWith Raises $8 Million From Greylock

 Founded in 2012 by Guy Michlin and Shemer Schwarz, EatWith provides a marketplace that connects diners and hosts, creating a unique social experience where guests get to know one another while also eating an authentic, home-cooked meal. Read More

Ping Identity Picks Up $35M Led By KKR

Ping Identity, a company that works in the enterprise identity space as you might imagine, has raised $35 million, led by KKR, with participation by new investor Ten Eleven, along with a number of prior investors. The funding, as the … Continue reading

Seedcamp Invests In 11 New Startups After Its Annual Event

European ‘venture accelerator’ Seedcamp has announced it has made 11 new investments, out of the 21 drawn from around Europe that pitched at their annual event in London last week. It made 11 investments, 7 directly from Seedcamp Week applicants, … Continue reading

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One Lap With Circa’s Matt Galligan

 In the first installment of One Lap, Matt Galligan joined me at Thunderhill Raceway to talk about his mobile news application, Circa. I first met Matt in Boulder, Colo., in early 2010 shortly after he started SimpleGeo, an infrastructure provider … Continue reading

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Patient Capital Drives Change In Education

 In 2001, Arthur Levine, then president of Columbia University Teacher’s College, predicted that one day faculty members would become free agents, increasingly independent of their colleges and universities. “It is only a matter of time before we see the equivalent … Continue reading

IHS Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results

Dateline City: ENGLEWOOD, Colo. ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, today reported results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2014. Language: English Contact: IHS Inc.News Media Contact:Dan Wilinsky, +1 303-397-2468dan.wilinsky@ihs.comorInvestor Relations Contact:Eric … Continue reading

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Hours For iOS 8 Lets You Track Your Time With A Widget

 Those who have to keep track of how they spend their time working during the day can’t do much better on iOS than Hours, Apple Design Award winner Tapity’s latest app. We recommended the app when it launched back in … Continue reading