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Yahoo + Tumblr = Big Win, But Zuck + Tumblr = Bigger Win

Yahoo is going to buy Tumblr for $1B on Monday according to reports. I will explain to you why the media is freaking out, why big companies need to make more bets like this, why Yahoo is the perfect home and why Zuckerberg should offer $2B. Media... Show More Summary

Fireside Chat with Daphne Koller of Coursera at LAUNCH Education & Kids on June 27

If you're talking about technology's impact on education, the conversation always includes MOOCs -- massive open online courses. That's why we're excited Coursera co-founder and Stanford computer science professor Daphne Koller willShow More Summary

Killer Startup Tools: Fast, Cheap and in Control

by @JasonWhen I started building companies in the '90s, the only tools designed to help startups grow were "productivity apps" like Microsoft Office and Quickbooks. They were helpful, but they only solved very basic problems like math,...Show More Summary

Mitch Kapor Fireside Chat Set for LAUNCH Education & Kids, June 26 & 27 at Microsoft's SV Campus

We love bringing living legends to our stage, which is why we are thrilled and honored that Mitch Kapor will join LAUNCH founder Jason Calacanis for a fireside chat at LAUNCH Education & Kids. The event, where 20 companies will debut or demo new products, takes place June 26 & 27 at Microsoft's campus in Mountain View. Show More Summary

Looking Back at #launch2013: 21k Mentions in Three Days, 6k Attendees

We planned on making the 2013 LAUNCH Festival our biggest, best event ever -- and judging by the crowds, the energy and the awesome demos, panels and firesides, we're pretty sure we did just that.We asked our friends at Lewis PR to run...Show More Summary

Google's Fiber Takeover Plan Expands: Will Kill Cable & Carriers

Last year, on August 1st, I emailed you guys my thoughts about Google Fiber: Google's Fiber "Proof of Concept" Is Anything But http://blog.launch.co/blog/googles-fiber-proof-of-concept-is-anything-but.html In that piece I wrote, “Mark...Show More Summary

WLITF: Speculation, Investigation & Hacktivism

This Vine video of TV coverage of the Boston Marathon has been tweeted over 40k times. [ WLITF = We Live in the Future ] Checking Twitter is a mixed bag. One day you open it to find out Kobe’s season is over or that your favorite TV show got picked up by Netflix. Show More Summary

How to Raise Money in 2013

by @Jason CalacanisEvery few years—at least for the past 20 that I’ve been in the technology space—I’ve witnessed a change in how startups go about getting funding from investors.In the mid ’90s, the best way to build a pitch was toShow More Summary

Should You Pay $250k to Go to College?

I was talking with my brother recently about higher education. We both struggled our way through school, barely able to afford our approximate $40k in tuition and expenses over the four years (he at a state school, me at Fordham University). Show More Summary

All LAUNCH Festival 2013 Winners and Investment Prizes

Everything you need to know to catch up on LAUNCH Festival 2013 is here. List of all 50 Presenting Companies Watch all the videos Check out all the photos Press coverage Something we need to add? Email team@launch.coLAUNCH Festival 2013...Show More Summary

LAUNCHED! Adbidx, Stormboard, SocialParent, DOZ, eShares, Visiobike & Epilogger!

Adbidx | Stormboard | Social Parent | DOZ | eShares | Visiobike | Epilogger

Launched! AdStage, Ryse, HomeDine.in, MyCuteFriend, Planeto, Circl & Flyer.io

AdStage builds tools to help advertisers advertise across multiple networks in search and social. (!!!!) Ryse is an ecosystem for brands and agencies to engage with emerging media, platforms and technologies via an app, marketplace and...Show More Summary

LAUNCHED! Quick Posture, Stream Nation, Lexity, Brainpickin', Revolve & Boxbee

Alumni Pivot (Alltuition): Brilliant - assesses teens via problem sets and challenges, identifies the best and brightest. Quick Posture is an accurate and inexpensive assessment of postural alignment, movement patterns and balance. Stream...Show More Summary

Launched! Synata, Zillabyte, Gablit, Sightly, Knowyo & CitySourced

Synata search for the enterprise that uses PageRank-style algorithm. Searches cloud-based data, e.g., from Dropbox, Box.net, Google Drive, Salesforce, ZenDesk and eventually other services Gablit enables you to spend less time searching...Show More Summary

Launch on @rebelmouse: check out everything we're up to!

Launched! Whiplash, Povio, Blurbity Hubskip & triptease...

Round 2 Whiplash Zappos-level order delivery for any webstore. "Pioneering fulfillment as a service." Povio Povio is a new form of persistent communication that uses photos as a medium. Blurbity News aggregation that uses algorithm to...Show More Summary

Launched!

In case you missed 'em: Instabridge | Instabridge is creating the world’s largest Wi-Fi network by leveraging trust and the social graph. Fanamana | Words with Friends meets professional sports, i.e. live fantasy gaming. Pick a realShow More Summary

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LAUNCH!

We're here. You're here. Ready to LAUNCH? [Last night's super-awesome LAUNCH Founders & Funders Dinner @ Yank Sing.]

LAUNCH Hackathon Grand Prize now at $75,000!

Launch Hackathon I promised you the best hackathon ever a few months back. Only 5 days until the LAUNCH & AngelHack teams deliver on that promise.Amazing food, massage therapists and HUGE prizes.I’m thrilled to announce that the Hackathon...Show More Summary