To all of you complaining…why?
Not me. I really think this is a great move for all parties involved. Congrats to the entire Tumblr team.
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I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!
We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.
They really executed this announcement well — right down to the GIFs.
“As always, everything that Tumblr is, we owe to this unbelievable community. We won’t let you down. Fuck yeah, David”
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Tumblr: still shipping through the madness. Fuck yeah.
psql:
Check out the commercial we produced for Thinglist. Did some compositing and motion graphics work for this spot.
Also so good.
On To Google Ventures
It was almost exactly 19 months ago that I laid down the proverbial writer’s pen and picked up the less proverbial pen for writing checks. It has been an amazing experience getting a fund up and running, learning, and ultimately, making a lot of wonderful investments. I’ve enjoyed it so much that I’ve decided to dive deeper by joining Google Ventures as a general partner.
Just as I took my time in deciding to switch careers a year-and-a-half ago, I’ve been talking with the Google Ventures team for a few months now. After getting to know the partners and hearing the vision for the fund laid out by managing partner Bill Maris, it became clear that this would ultimately be a perfect fit.
Google Ventures sits in a truly unique space within the venture capital industry. They have the resources to make investments at any stage, but more importantly, they have the talent and knowledge required to do so. The partnership is brimming with experience when it comes to starting companies, building products, and scaling.
Teaser Trailer for The Wolverine On Vine
Brilliant use of the service by director James Mangold.
"Diamonds Are Bullshit"
Rohin Dhar on the Priceonomics blog:
Diamonds are not actually scarce, make a terrible investment, and are purely valuable as a status symbol.
The entire thing is pure… gold?
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I know some of you have been waiting for my thoughts on Dropbox acquiring Mailbox — my apologies, I’ve been sidetracked by SXSW SARS. I also realize I still need to write my longer thoughts about how Mailbox changed my email habits. For now, let me just congratulate the Mailbox team. They built something truly amazing and I could not be happier that the product will continue to live on and grow under the wings of Dropbox.
Many of you know how excited I’ve been about Mailbox over the past several months — and not just as an investor, but as a user. Email has been so broken for so long and these guys were the first ones really thinking outside the — sorry — box. So the success they’ve seen could not be any less surprising. I think Dropbox was very savvy to make this move and I think it seems like a great fit. Now get me a damn iPad client.
Well done.
Applauze
There is no questioning the fact that the 955 Dreams guys are awesome at making iOS apps. So when I heard that they were setting their sights on a market that generally blows on mobile, real world event ticketing, I was naturally excited. As always, they didn’t disappoint.
Yes, CrunchFund is an investor because we generally think it’s a good idea to invest in kickass teams. More about the new app on TechCrunch.
“I spent the last week trying to write a column that proved Twitter wasn’t worth $10 billion. Then the facts intervened.”
