Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Today, Giphy is using every “excited” GIF we have! We’re thrilled to announce that we have raised a $17 million Series B financing round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst and current investors. So, what does this mean for our users? Giphy is going to use this funding to accelerate our…
Since sitting all day is slowly killing us, office workers are now turning to standing desks. But why just stand when you can walk, ask proponents of the even more ridiculous treadmill desks? Walking while at work is even healthier than standing still. But can you actually work while walking? Or will the office turn…
Nora Cox, 26, gathers eggs from the chicken coop in her backyard in Buffalo (Jordan G. Teicher / Gothamist) Last year, Bernice Radle and her boyfriend Jason Wilson paid $16,000 for a three bedroom 1,600 square foot, American Foursquare-style house on Buffalo’s West Side. After growing up in nearby Niagara Falls, attending Buffalo State College,…
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Do you love your dog? Do you love the concept of dogs in general? Have you ever met a dog? Then strap in, my friend, for the emotional journey of this or any lifetime, because you are about to experience a mind-blowing example of the emotions that one cute dog can evoke in humanity in…
On a spring afternoon last year at an outdoor café in San Francisco, two denizens of the tech community sketched out their strategy for a startup. Like most 28-year-olds in Silicon Valley, they had smarts and dreams. One was a passionate, fast-talking New Yorker, the other a shy computer whiz from Syracuse, New York, and…
(Tien Mao/Gothamist) Jimmy McMillan, he of perpetual office-seeking and a beard that would chagrin a topiary, is being evicted from his rent-stablized East Village apartment. According to the Daily News, the freewheeling leader of the Rent Is Too Damn High party has been served an eviction notice ousting him from his $872 per month St….
Photo via Flickr/StevieHave any cash lying around that you’re just chomping at the reins to get rid of? Perhaps you’d be interested in this startup filing an IPO to fund it’s hunt for Bigfoot.That’s right, Bigfoot. According the Wall Street Journal, Carmine “Tom” Biscardi, a man who has been on the quest to find Bigfoot for…
Negotiation is an information-trading game. The more useful information you have, the more easily you can negotiate successfully. Imagine that you’re house-hunting. You mention to your friend Angie, “So, I saw there’s a really nice house on the market, not far from you. I’m going to look at it tomorrow.” Angie says “Is it a…
Memo: From Nick Hanauer To: My Fellow Zillionaires /.shifty-wrapper You probably don’t know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist. I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries—from itsy-bitsy ones like the night club I started in my 20s to…