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Random thoughts from a NYC entrepreneur and investor about start-ups, technology and the people that make it all happen. Also find time for good tunes and good food.

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fred-wilson:

Revenge (ft Wayne Coyle) - Sparklehorse

reblog thursday goes to Kirk who posted this a week or so ago. for some reason, i had not...

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Hong Kong’s High-Density Housing & Cramped Living Conditions

Hong Kong’s average housing prices is 12.6x the median annual household income,...

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Florence + the Machine - Try A Little Tenderness (Otis Redding cover)

I have two great cover songs this week, so here’s one a day early. This...

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - “Moanin’” - Moanin’. This might be my favorite Lee Morgan trumpet solo. Kills me that I stopped playing trumpet...

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szymon:

Sweet Meats Plush toys from Lauren Venell

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Who I Follow

bijan sabet: The end of the app store innocence? →

bijan:

We have a number of startups in our portfolio that build iOS and Android apps.

To my knowledge, none of them pay for traffic to their apps.

But they constantly get pitched by different 3rd parties with the promise of better exposure and distribution in the app store.

Some offer to buy low cost…

New terminology - App Store Optimization or ASO - getting your app the most traffic through slight of hand techniques and black ops.