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No End-Zone Dance for Tumblr Investor Fred Wilson
You can count on it — when a deal works out spectacularly everyone involved will take credit for it. This behavior is particularly annoying to the entrepreneurs who put the sweat, blood, and tears into the Company.
– “Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson, one of Tumblr’s earliest investors, celebrating the Yahoo deal without celebrating
Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley on Growth, Data and His New Money (Q&A)
“Hey, there’s not a lot of companies that get to play in this space. And guess what? We get to be one of those companies.”
News Byte
Like We Said, Hailo Raises $30M Led by Union Square Ventures
We reported in December that Hailo was raising $30 million at a $140 million valuation in a round led by Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures in New York. Correction: It was actually Wilson’s partner John Buttrick. The taxi appmaker and venture capitalist disclosed the round today, saying that Hailo would soon enter markets in New York, Tokyo (home of another new investor, KDDI), Madrid and Barcelona.Exclusive: Hailo Raising $30M at $140M Valuation for Epic NYC E-Taxi Throwdown With Uber
Hailo, the hot European taxi-hailing app, is raising a large round of funding as it prepares to do battle in the U.S. market, specifically in New York City.
Demand A Plan: Tech Leaders Sign On to Mayors’ Effort to End Gun Violence
Will social media help an effort to ensure gun safety?
Voices
Bubbles on the Brain
Is education technology turning into a gold rush?
Voices
Email Turns 30
There are over 3.375 billion email accounts worldwide, with nearly 145 billion email messages sent each day.
Silicon Snowbank: A New Incubator for Buffalo to Give Local Start-Ups a Different Set of Wings
Chicken wings, check! Time for tech to take off in the Queen City.
Q&A: Behind Brewster, the Buzzy New Modern Address Book
Brewster founder Steve Greenwood explains his aim to replace the mobile contacts app with one that understands the complexity of digital relationships.
To Stanch Layoffs, Yahoo Has Been Shopping Its Ad Technology Platforms to Google, Microsoft and Others
There’s always yet another wacky money-making scheme on the horizon at Yahoo!