Making Sure the Next Zuckerberg or Gates Stays Put at Harvard

Earlier today, Harvard University and New Enterprise Associates announced the Experiment Fund, aimed at making sure that future entrepreneurs can stay on campus and innovate without having to head West.
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New Yahoo CEO (And BoSox Fanboy) Scott Thompson Speaks: It’s Still “Early Innings”

Meet the man who hopes to be the Carlton Fisk — the baseball legend who was nicknamed “The Commander” — of the troubled Internet giant.
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Liveblogging the New Yahoo CEO Call: You Might Want to Refrain From Cussing, Scott!

Mind your P’s and Q’s and Y’s too!
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Former Top Yahoo Sales Exec Weishaupt Joins Criteo

One thing Yahoo is good at: Giving other companies exec talent!
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QOTD: Zuckerberg — Go East, Young Geek!

There’s a culture out here where people don’t commit to doing things. I feel like a lot of companies built outside of Silicon Valley seem to be focused on a longer-term. You don’t have to move out here to do this.

— Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in an interview this weekend at Y Combinator’s Startup School event, noting that he would have stayed in Boston if he were founding the social networking site all over again.

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

Akamai president David Kenny has stepped down after a year on the job — and in the midst of Yahoo’s CEO search, where his name has come up as a possible Carol Bartz replacement.
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Exclusive: Apple’s Mobile Ad Head Andy Miller Departs for Highland Capital

Andy Miller, the high-profile VP of mobile advertising at Apple, is planning on leaving the company, according to sources close to the situation.
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Now Is the (Larry) Summers of Our Silicon Valley VC: Economic Guru Joins Andreessen Horowitz as “Special Advisor”

In an unusual appointment for the longtime public servant, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will join Silicon Valley venture powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz as a part-time “Special Advisor.” Summers got to know the firm with an assist from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who was a student of his when he was a professor at Harvard University.
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Myspace Is Certainly for Sale, but Not by Press Release

Everyone knows Myspace is for sale and that its owner, News Corp. very much wants to unload the troubled social networking site. That said, it’s not negotiating a deal via press releases either.

If Google Buys Groupon, It'd Be a Windfall for Investors, Bankers…and Regulators?

If Google does manage to close the deal to buy Groupon–acquisition discussions flagged by BoomTown 10 days ago–it will be at a cost that is likely to be much more than the $2.5 billion price tag being floated in the latest batch of rumors. It’s not just that the deal will likely come in at a higher number, which will mean a big payoff for investors and bankers involved. It’s because as soon as it purchases the social group buying phenom, the search giant will be buying a whole lot of pricey regulatory scrutiny too.

SCVNGR Goes Global (Sort Of!)

Groupon's Andrew Mason Speaks!