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Andreessen on factors slowing IPOs and tech M&A, higher private valuations, how tech investment remains tiny from macro POV, education and health startups, more — Brainstorming with Marc Andreessen — Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen is one of America's most active venture capitalists.| Dave McClure / Medium: |
High private tech valuations the result of investors betting against doomed public incumbents unable to innovate — Bubble, My Ass: Some Unicorns Might Be Overvalued, But All Dinosaurs Gonna Die. — Summary: pundits argue billion-dollar startups are overvalued, but few realize …
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| Scott Kupor / Andreessen Horowitz: |
Activist investors' near-term obsession slowing M&A for tech incumbents and IPOs for startups — What's Holding Tech M&A Back? — Mergers and acquisitions activity around the world continues on a tear. Last year alone saw $3.5 trillion of deal-making, just below the all-time high of 2007, Thomson Reuters data show.
| Dan Frommer / Quartz: |
Over 1M US Apple Watch preorders, with two-thirds for Sport line, and black bands most popular, according to shopping data firm Slice Intelligence — Apple Watch pre-orders were 1 million in the US on its first day, a shopping data firm estimates — (Ryan Emberley/Invision for Apple/AP Images)
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| Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note: |
Word of mouth after a few months of general availability, not reviews based on early impressions, will decide the success of Apple Watch — An Apple Watch Meta-Review Reimagined — Product reviews of the Apple Watch launch are reaching new summits — and depths.
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| TechCrunch: |
Twitter Is Pushing Celebrities And Publishers To Stop Using Meerkat — Twitter is doing whatever it can to help its live video streaming acquisition Periscope beat independent competitor Meerkat. Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Twitter has been contacting celebrities who use Meerkat … | Wall Street Journal: |
Activist investor with over $2B stake urges Qualcomm to spin off chip unit from its more profitable patent-licensing business, cut costs, accelerate buyback — Activist Puts Pressure on Qualcomm — Jana Partners urges chip maker to consider breakup, other steps to improve stock price| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn Raises Its Game In Social Media With Elevate, An App To Suggest And Share Stories — LinkedIn, the social platform with 350 million users where people network for business deals, new jobs, news, and soon to learn a thing or two, is now tapping another business area: social media management.
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| Stack Overflow: |
Stack Overflow user survey: 92% male, 41.8% self-taught, 54.5% use Javascript, 32.4% are full-stack web developers, 9.1% mobile developers — Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015 — Every year we run a survey. This year, more developers answered more questions than ever before.
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| Blathnaid HealyUK / Mashable: |
People who share revenge porn in the UK can now be jailed for 2 years — People who share explicit images without consent can be jailed for up to two years under new laws that came into effect in the UK on Monday. — The new law means that sharing explicit images via text, email …
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| Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal: |
Behind Time Warner's struggle to launch HBO Now without alienating pay-TV providers — Behind Time Warner Chief's ‘Cord-Cutter’ Pitch — CEO Jeff Bewkes wants to sell HBO online but must win over pay-TV providers — Just before 2 a.m. at his waterfront home in Greenwich, Conn. …
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| Michael Crider / Android Police: |
LG G4 flagship smartphone details leak, will feature a 13MP camera, 5.5-inch screen, removable battery, leather and plastic rear covers — LG Shows Off The Leather-Clad G4 And Most Specs In A Huge Web Leak — Thanks to the fanatical culture that's grown up around mobile technology … Sponsor Posts
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