Dylan’s Desk: Meltwater aims to build a billion-dollar business without venture capital
This column is a profile of independent Norwegian entrepreneur Jorn Lyseggen. Meltwater Group is 10 years old, and has been […]
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Dylan’s Desk: Android hates me, and it doesn’t like you much, either
I’ve come to the conclusion that my Android phone hates me. It probably hates you, too. The breaking point came
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Dylan’s Desk: Pick up the phone now! Supercomputers are standing by
This column starts with the $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors by SAP, ties together “the cloud” with mobile computing, throws
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Dylan’s Desk: How I learned to stop worrying and love “the cloud”
As I write, the VentureBeat offices sit enveloped by a cloud. In all directions, the fog wraps our office building
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Working hard is overrated
Caterina Fake: “Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on.” via
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Dylan’s Desk: The time to start a company is now
In my latest column for VentureBeat, I wrote about my experiences as an entrepreneur during the dot-com boom, and why
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One simple change to make hiring more fair
This @ericries piece from last weekend is one of the smartest things I’ve read on race & meritocracy. He discusses
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Dylan’s Desk: How the Internet is dividing publishers into two camps
Glam Media founder Samir Arora thinks he knows the future of media. The secret, he is betting, is brand advertising
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Norwegians take top prize in startup competition, with a killer presentation
I was a judge at a startup competition recently. It was great fun and all of the 8 contestants were
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Art can pay: Minted raises $5.5M to expand graphic design and stationery business
Minted, a marketplace for community-sourced paper products like custom stationery and wedding invitations, has raised a big pile of the