Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio made a surprise guest appearance at SXSW for the Mobli 2.0 Launch Party, of which they are both investors in. Leo led a $4 million round in the photo sharing app and, Israeli-startup, Mobli. Other celebrities who came included Lukas Haas, Jared Leto and Kevin Connolly. Lance Armstrong is also on the Board of Advisors [...]
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The Power of Social Media: Igniting Two Huge Victories for Women and Technology
Last night’s Giants’ win was another notch on our belt—sorry Gisele #prayhardernexttime—after quite a victorious couple of weeks for issues crucial to Vixely’s mission. The 2 biggest wins, Komen vs Planned Parenthood and SOPA taxes, demonstrate the power of social media in producing change. These two case studies also provide interesting insights on the industries that [...]
The Downfall of Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bully, Michael Arrington
In the wake of a drama-filled week for tech and media in Silicon Valley, I walked away from this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference feeling, well, undisrupted, disillusioned and disgusted. Shortly following my adventures at Burning Man, where I felt an overwhelming sense of inclusiveness and appreciation for community, Disrupt left me feeling the dirtiness of greed, the implications [...]
Screw, Marry or Kill
Snog, a recently launched dating slash gaming site based in the U.K., has British teens in a tizzy, as TechCrunch announced last week. Based on the British game “Snog, Marry or Avoid” (or the raunchier American versions “Screw, Marry or Kill” or “F*ck, Chuck or Marry”) the social discovery site allows users, who are primarily [...]
Introducing the Duet by CRAVE
This week, we had the unique opportunity to visit our friends at CRAVE, an awesome San Francisco-based design firm dedicated to beautiful, discreet and environmentally friendly adult products. In their studio workshop, we got to see and learn more about the Duet, their initial product release, and we can safely say there is nothing like [...]
TechCrunch TV- Cyan Banister Interviews Ethan Imboden of JimmyJane
Fantastic interview by Cyan Banister with Ethan Imboden from JimmyJane. Love his entrepreneurial advice: 1. Surround yourself with smart people (e.g. Silicon Valley and Stanford!) 2. Don’t underestimate the power of team and finding a great partner/ team (e.g. Nora!!) 3. Don’t lose site of the original vision but don’t be afraid to radically change the product [...]
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