Erin Griffith

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@AdrianGrant perhaps, but general catalyst has a much bigger more recognizable brand than rough draft does at this point
This article is satire, right? | Kale Salads Are Hot in Manhattan Social Circles - NYTimes.com nytimes.com/2013/05/16/fas…

The New York Times

nytimes.com — Greece's Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of an austerity plan demanded by the country's foreign lenders before it could receive additional funds. Bank of America will see a multibillion-dollar loss in the second quarter, taking on the biggest single settlement tied to the subprime mortgage boom.

Kale Salads Are Hot in Manhattan Social Circles

nytimes.com — Along with midriff-baring tops and all things Gatsby, another trend has swept the spring social circuit: kale salads. Whether at big-ticket galas or intimate dinners, the wintry vegetable has popped up at functions throughout the city. At the Art Production Funds gala last month, it was served as a finely sliced salad with lemon, Serrano peppers and mint.
RT @adrjeffries: Standup comedian warming up the crowd at #Bitcoin2013. 'Libertarians make some noise!' Crowd roars.
Perspective... “@gmanolatos: When Yahoo bought GeoCities: market cap of $2.5 billion on revenues of $7.5 million. cnnmon.ie/o3AigF

Yahoo! buys GeoCities - Jan. 28, 1999

money.cnn.com — Yahoo! buys GeoCities January 28, 1999: 9:51 a.m. ET Internet portal to buy Web community site for $3.6B; consolidation continues NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Internet search engine Yahoo! Inc. confirmed Thursday it will buy GeoCities, a fast-growing Web site community, in a $3.6 billion deal that will further solidify Yahoo!'s position as a frontrunner in the online popularity contest.
@SamShankman so bizarre! My browser clearly has bitcoin on the brain!
@SamShankman why is there a giant bitcoin on top of the video player? or is that just me
"everything VCs do is by definition a little crazy" pandodaily.com/2013/05/16/the… via @pandodaily

The center of tech is shifting from Silicon Valley to “application towns” like New York and LA

pandodaily.com — There weren't many entrepreneurs in New York City in 2006 when Chris Dixon was building software for a hedge fund. Interested in startup culture, he decided to leave the stability of a day job for the uncertainties of being an entrepreneur, and started his own company.
As venture capital becomes a commodity, it's all about community pandodaily.com/2013/05/16/as-… via @pandodaily

As venture capital becomes a commodity, it’s all about community

pandodaily.com — You know something's up when companies are pitching to join a venture capitalist's portfolio, no investment required. That's a surprising trend that Peter Boyce noticed at Roughdraft.vc, the student-run venture capital program supported by General Catalyst Partners in Boston. Roughdraft has invested up to $25,000 in 10 Boston companies since its launch in December last year.
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