September 2007 - Posts

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EchoStar acquired by Sling Media by Tim Marman

EchoStar has acquired Sling Media for $380 million . While this is interesting in and of itself, the timing is particularly curious considering Sling just announced a deal with competitor DirectTV to bring its NFL Sunday Ticket to the desktop . It will...
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How do you get started raising venture capital? by Tim Marman

Alex commented on my previous post about raising too much venture capital. This is great. However, some of us are really puzzled by the whole VC process to begin with. It would be nice to get some "semi instructional" slash "story of my life" about making...
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Unlocking the iPhone by Tim Marman

Fred is unlocking his iPhone . I'm waiting anxiously to see how this turns out. If all goes well, I may have to consider picking one up myself especially in light of the price drop. The EDGE-only doesn't bother me too much since I'm on the T-Mobile network...
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Justice Department says ISPs are like the Post Office by Tim Marman

As reported on TechCrunch , Department of Justice said imposing Net neutrality regulations could "could deter broadband Internet providers from upgrading and expanding their networks to reach more Americans." Chief amongst their examples was that the...
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September 11th by Tim Marman

Today, I'm re-posting what I wrote last year on the fifth anniversary of these tragic attacks. On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I went to work at 1 Liberty Plaza across the street from the World Trade Center. We happened to have a global department...
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