How to do anything
Guest Post You can achieve anything you set your mind to; doing so is just process of reduction. Don't believe me? Ask Elon Musk and Richard Branson.
Ivy Leaguers: Your credentials are worthless here
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American companies are obsessed with hiring Harvard grads and Wharton MBAs. This is true of the tech industry, even extending into startups, driving entry-level top school CS bachelor’s degree grad salaries into the six figures in the Bay Area.
Everyone …
Lights, camera, Klip: Social video startup raises $8M
November 18, 2011 9:00 AM
Chikodi Chima
As people’s pockets fill with camera-enabled smartphones the rush is on to be the top dog in social video sharing. Palo Alto video startup Klip announced today that it has raised $8 million in a second round of funding, just …
Livestream updates service with HD video, live rewind and real-time photos
October 27, 2011 2:02 PM
Sean Ludwig
Live video startup Livestream has launched a new beta of its site that adds in lots of new features, including the ability to rewind live video like a DVR, and new HD video streaming options.
Livestream and similar video sites, …
Major League Gaming’s Raleigh competition draws record audience
September 6, 2011 1:31 PM
Matthew Lynley
Videogame broadcaster and event producer Major League Gaming’s (MLG) most recent competitive event in Raleigh, N.C., drew more than 130,000 concurrent subscribers, not including streaming video delivered by MLG partner sites. That’s a new record for the company.
“This year …
Twitch.tv hits 8M viewers, partners with Blizzard’s largest Starcraft 2 tournament
August 11, 2011 10:36 AM
Matthew Lynley
Online game broadcasting network Twitch.tv has passed 8 million unique visitors and 1 billion of minutes viewed in July. It has also partnered with the Global Starcraft League, the host of the largest Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty tournament, VentureBeat …
Justin.tv launches partner program for pro-gaming broadcasters
July 27, 2011 9:26 AM
Matthew Lynley
Video streaming site Justin.tv announced today it’s launching a revenue-sharing program that professional gamers with a large number of followers can enroll in through the company’s competitive-gaming site.
The best of the best in competitive video-game leagues — called e-sports …
Advertisers could push live streaming into its golden age
July 20, 2011 1:31 PM
Regina Sinsky
You’re about to witness a sharp increase in the number of advertisements and marketing campaigns that use live, interactive broadcast platforms.
For example, look no further than the hidden webcams Honest Tea pointed at bottles of tea it left out …
Y Combinator’s latest partners are also alums
June 13, 2011 12:22 PM
Anthony Ha
Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator is bringing some of its most notable alumni back into the fold — as partners.
In a blog post today, partner Paul Graham announced that Loopt founder Sam Altman (pictured), Justin.tv founders Emmett Shear and …
