November 22, 2015

How Finance Fits Into Your Startup

shutterstock_223702981 Every tech CEO and founder dreams of building a company founded on principles partially informed by childhood readings of Dumas: All for one, one for all — and, by the way, let's change the world. This team-focused, ideal-driven mantra flies in the face of everything corporate culture stands for, and that's exactly how storybook Silicon Valley/Silicon Alley like it. If… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Washington Post's Fact Checker Doesn't Read the Washington Post

(John Hinderaker) I wrote earlier today about the liberal media attacking Donald Trump's statement that on 9/11, "thousands and thousands" of American Muslims in Jersey City celebrated the successful terrorist attacks. Another Democrat who got into the act was the Washington Post's fact checker, Glenn Kessler. He addressed Trump's claim here, and, calling it "outrageous," awarded it four Pinocchios. Kessler wrote: Trump says that he saw this with his own eyes on

Source: Power Line

Mauricio Macri wins Argentina presidential runoff, ends Kirchners' leftist reign

BUENOS AIRES — Mauricio Macri will be Argentina's next president as voters on Sunday picked the center-right Buenos Aires mayor to succeed populist Cristina Fernandez, the winner's longtime political nemesis.

With more than 90 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Macri pocketed 52 percent in the country's first-ever presidential runoff. ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Blake Shelton Supports Gwen Stefani In A Big Way

They are definitely dating

Via: The Daily Caller

Famous American Author Asks If It's 'Naive' to Wonder If Islamic State Has 'Celebratory & Joyous' Qualities. The Responses Are Not to Be Missed.

"All we hear of ISIS is puritanical & punitive …"

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The State of Hardware for 2015

STATE OF HARDWARE FINAL FOR TC.001 (1) Startups are re-imagining daily objects and inventing new devices. Supported by maker spaces incubators and accelerators, a fraction of this explosion of startups moves on to later stage financing. Investment in IOT startups is likely to hit a record height of $2B this year according to CBInsights. Read More

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Illegal immigrant children, non-Mexicans surge across U.S. Southwest border at record rate

The Southwest border has broken open in recent weeks, with non-Mexicans — and illegal immigrant children in particular — crossing at a record rate in October, according to Border Patrol statistics that suggest the administration's victory lap earlier this year was premature.

Nearly 5,000 unaccompanied children were caught in October, ...

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Kermit Roosevelt III speaks in D.C. on Japanese internment, Syrian refugee backlash

The great-great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt and distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt will speak Monday evening at the Georgetown based Harvard Club about his new historical novel and legal thriller, which examines the constitutionality of Japanese internment during World War II, and the balance between liberty and security in a free ...

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Freedom of Speech More Unwelcome Among Liberal Students, Faculty

Liberal college students and faculty members are far more likely to disinvite a campus speaker than conservatives, but conservatives succeed slightly more often, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis.

Via: The Daily Caller

Belgian Police Arrest 16 in Raids, Paris Fugitive Still at Large

"We fear an attack like in Paris, with several individuals, perhaps in several places."

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After Ohio Bakery's 'Politically Incorrect' Front-Door Sign Goes Viral, Staffers Describe How Customers Have Reacted

"If this offends you, you are welcome to leave."

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When the Press Attacks Donald Trump, the Truth Is Optional [Updated]

(John Hinderaker) In recent days Donald Trump has caught flak for several ostensibly anti-Muslim comments. Among them was his statement that he saw thousands of Muslims in Jersey City celebrating after the twin towers collapsed on September 11, 2001. This claim has been roundly and unanimously denounced. NPR says: [W]hen he was questioned by ABC News today about his assertion that "thousands and thousands of people" cheered the collapse of the World

Source: Power Line

Where Are All The Enterprise Tech Buyers?

softwarepeople Enormous tech M&A deals have been announced recently: EMC/Dell, WDC/SanDisk, Lam-Research/KLC-Tencor. These follow a very busy year of large tech M&A, with Avago/Broadcom, Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent and Intel/Altera. This year is shaping up to be a record one for M&A activity across all industries. However, with the large number of multi-billion dollar mergers, there is a nagging… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Obama vows to continue Islamic State fight, partner with France

President Obama vowed Sunday that the U.S. and its allies "will not relent" in the fight against the Islamic State, as he returned to Washington from a nine-day trip marked by his embarrassment on the world stage to opposition at home for his plan to resettle Syrian refugees.

"We will ...

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Five Syrian Refugees Turn Themselves in at U.S.-Mexico Border, DHS Confirms

They were family of three and two other men.

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In Wake of Terror Attacks, Trump Surges While Carson Stalls

In a slew of new polls, Trump is on top.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Obama officials plug Obamacare successes

The administration, seeking to boost confidence in Obamacare after a top insurer said it might exit the program within two years, is highlighting health plans that say they're "doing fine" in the emerging marketplace.

It also said it will do what it can to make up an early shortfall in ...

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Hillary Changes Her Name Yet Again

No more Rodham and Gomorrah

Via: The Daily Caller

Official: Six Men Placed in Custody After Trying to Enter Cyprus; Interpol Says Three Were 'Close to' Islamic Extremists

The official said it's likely all six will be put on a flight back to Switzerland on Monday.

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Trump Says When Twin Towers Fell on 9/11, He Saw 'Thousands and Thousands' Celebrating in Jersey City. But the Mayor Says Something Else.

"It was on television. I saw it."

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