citadrianne

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by citadrianne 14y ago
Hi there, reporter for The Verge here. We're doing a story on this and need to speak to you off the record. Email me at adrianne@theverge.com. Thanks.
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by citadrianne 14y ago
The exemption is just for private placement as opposed to an IPO. You still have to be accredited.
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by citadrianne 14y ago
Those kinds of protections will be decided by the SEC, although I don't know if they'd think of that. But now is the time to tell them because it's in a public commenting period: http://www.sec.gov/comments/jobs-title-iii/jobs-title-iii.sh
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by citadrianne 14y ago
It's common, but there actually is no exemption for friends and family. Those offerings should technically be done under the 506 exemption which require investors to be accredited. It was also illegal, before the JOBS Act, to engage in "gen
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by citadrianne 14y ago
I lost a smartphone in Brooklyn and the NYPD bent over backward to get it back and then asked me to fudge the date that I filed the report, which I told them I was uncomfortable doing. It was very weird. They must be able to book it as some
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by citadrianne 14y ago
They don't want to. That would detract too much from their ability to serve creatives.
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What Wikipedia Won't Tell You(nytimes.com)
23 points by citadrianne 15y ago|16 comments
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by citadrianne 15y ago
very prominent on the sponsored posts.
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Techmeme redesign(techmeme.com)
29 points by citadrianne 15y ago|25 comments
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Tawkify, the dating startup with more women than men(betabeat.com)
3 points by citadrianne 15y ago|0 comments
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by citadrianne 15y ago
At $200 a night, you'd still have to rent your extra room in your teeny tiny apartment 105 days out of the year.
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by citadrianne 15y ago
Not defending Forbes, but the bill was amended to only apply to sites outside US jurisdiction. "Lamar’s amendments also clarify that sites ending in .com, .org and .net are not covered by the bill. Only foreign sites fall under SOPA’s wrath
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by citadrianne 15y ago
And another one from Google: There's no reason to delete things, ever.
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by citadrianne 15y ago
There are more examples of expensive classes in this followup story on Betabeat: "In fact, there’s plenty of demand for pricey Ruby classes. A ten-session intro class at NYU is $1,295. Ruby classes can run upwards of $2,000 for a three-day
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by citadrianne 15y ago
The demand for Ruby developers is so much higher than the supply enough that employers won't demand certifications... at least for now.
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by citadrianne 15y ago
It's in this story, http://www.betabeat.com/2011/07/18/stanford-students-dont-wa... , which was linked.
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by citadrianne 15y ago
Had to do this recently. Reminded me of writing my college essays. So much to say, but it all sounds so cheesy when you write it out.
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by citadrianne 15y ago
It also tweets and updates to Facebook -- 'I'm using Lenddo!' -- on your behalf when you register without asking first. When I asked them why, they said that was a cultural difference -- that people in the Philippines 'appreciate' that feat
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Klout Automatically Created Profiles, Included Minors(nytimes.com)
5 points by citadrianne 15y ago|0 comments
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by citadrianne 15y ago
kickstarter responded to this. no evidence of fraud. the creator canceled the project. http://www.betabeat.com/2011/09/15/when-kickstarter-goes-wro...
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Come On, Really: How Influential Is TechCrunch? (betabeat.com)
23 points by citadrianne 15y ago|2 comments
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How to Find and Negotiate for Office Space in New York City as a Startup(betabeat.com)
1 points by citadrianne 15y ago|0 comments
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by citadrianne 15y ago
You underestimate the ability of a large media company to squash innovation and morale. They might get outside investment so they can iterate harder/better/faster but Advance wants to hold onto this goldmine. From http://www.betabeat.com/2
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by citadrianne 15y ago
Relevant from last week: http://www.betabeat.com/2011/09/02/clone-wars-rise-of-the-fa... “It’s this whole cargo cult thing, where people imitate the things you see on the surface. Foursquare does badges and they did them really well. And
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Aaron Swartz Says He Co-Founded Reddit; Reddit Founders Say He Didn’t(betabeat.com)
6 points by citadrianne 15y ago|1 comments
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Founder Indicted! $590k from Angels Went to $2k Loft and $26k in Groceries(betabeat.com)
6 points by citadrianne 15y ago|3 comments
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Companies Listen When 10,000 Developers Say They Want an API(betabeat.com)
2 points by citadrianne 15y ago|0 comments
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Patent Trolls Come In All Shapes and Sizes(betabeat.com)
41 points by citadrianne 15y ago|9 comments
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On Quitting My Agency Job and Joining a Little Berlin Start-Up Called SoundCloud(betabeat.com)
1 points by citadrianne 15y ago|0 comments
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MyBitcoin.com: A Week After Vanishing With 25 K. BTC, Site Claims It Was Hacked(betabeat.com)
18 points by citadrianne 15y ago|4 comments

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