What we are trying to do is create different feelings depending on what mood you want to be in and how you want to feel. We have an ‘energy,’ a 'create,’ a 'bliss,’ a 'chill’ and one other one. What was it? Oh yes, 'giggle.’ How could I forget 'giggle’?— John Strickler, a longtime management consultant who now works for Ebbu, a Denver startup seeking to parse the chemical components of marijuana with unprecedented precision. The rapid spread of laws permitting recreational pot is enticing hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, software developers and many others to get in on what inevitably is being touted as a green rush.
I’ve come to realize that my desire for personal privacy has been holding me back from doing something more important.— Apple CEO Tim Cook, who publicly came out as gay today. Cook said that though he never denied his sexuality, he never publicly acknowledged it, either. The announcement comes as no surprise in Silicon Valley.
It’s not a recovery. It’s not even normal growth. It’s bad.—
UCLA economists sure have written a sunny assessment of the economy in their quarterly Anderson Forecast.
Read more on the report here, including the rosier picture for California as compared to the rest of the country.
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Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.
Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to…
The rumors turned out to be true: Yahoo has purchased Tumblr for $1.1 billion, in what may be the first corporate acquisition announced via .gif.