Robert Scoble

Despite Flaws, Ashton As Jobs Is Worth Seeing

When Ashton Kutcher was first tapped to play Steve Jobs in the movie Jobs, which opened in theaters today, I was nervous. Mostly for Ashton. In addition to being a friend, I'm also Ashton's fan, and celebrate his entire oeuvre. But most of his roles thus far have been lighthearted (D..

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Startup founder bites San Francisco, San Franciscans bite back - A lesson in social media

It doesn't take much surfing about the Internet to discover that it is populated with people sharing intimate details, political leanings, cat videos, and an occasional article or two. So when one person publishes a blog about 10 things he or she hates about San Francisco, it is usually nothing of note.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/08/Peter-Shih-learns-a-lesson.html?ana=twt

Sosh's Data-Based Personal Concierge Points To Predictive Future

Startup Sosh is aiming to be a mobile "concierge" to help people find unique personalized things to do in a city. But it wants to do much more, predicting what you want to do and with which friends-and arrange the activities for you.

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Gillmor Gang: Drunken Avatars | TechCrunch | Ta...

The Gillmor Gang - Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor - turned what seemed like a slow news week into a tour of emergent hardware and big tech ideas.

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AngelList Tells SEC New Fundraising Rules Will Kill Startups

Startups could face a "death sentence" one year ban from fundraising if they violate awkward new general solicitation fundraising rules, AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant wrote in a letter to the SEC this week. Ravikant says the Regulation D and Form D changes that go into effect soon..

http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/17/sec-fundraising-rules/