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Why a tech-savvy CEO isn’t the same as a business-minded CTO

Don’t just pick a title. Pick the role that you’re best suited for as a founder Prior to founding Adored, I was the CTO of Dyn, an engineering-first internet performance company. I thoroughly enjoyed the role, especially the opportunities it gave me to speak with members of the tech community. When moving to Adored, I […]

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Indonesia’s NIDA Rooms aims to be profitable early next year, raises US$5.6 million

One of the long term plans for NIDA Rooms is to try and franchise an entire hotel A sleight of bad press this fall appears to be over for Indonesia’s NIDA Rooms after it announced today it has raised US$5.6 million dollars led the private investment firm Shanda Group. The latest round brings NIDA Room’s total investment […]

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Dick Costolo joins Maybe Capital — a new satirical board game about Valley VC

mbc As the TV show Silicon Valley has shown, the tech community there is ripe for satire. So it’s not surprising that the next “product” to be born into this satirical “vertical” is a board game where you must go through the sometimes tortuous process of raising money. Read More

Incubating innovation

 Stanford University is regularly credited for playing a key role in the economic and technological success story that is Silicon Valley. So what should universities elsewhere be doing to emulate that same success? One academic says the schools of...

Exyn unveils AI to help drones fly autonomously, even indoors or off the grid

Exyn Technologies AI software allows drones to fly without pilots where GPS and Wifi isn't available. A startup called Exyn Technologies Inc. today revealed AI software that enables drones to fly autonomously, even in dark, obstacle-filled environments or beyond the reaches of GPS. A spin out of the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Labs, Exyn uses sensor fusion to give drones situational awareness much like a human’s. In a demo video shared by the company with TechCrunch, a… Read More

Terpon is making VR webcams just for live streaming porn

Terpon's VR webcam was tailored for the adult entertainment industry. A Swiss startup, Terpon SA, is making virtual reality webcams specifically for the adult entertainment industry. The cameras aren’t available for purchase, but customers can rent them for about $30 a month, a price that includes around the clock technical support. Terpon Chief Executive Jean-Claude Artonne said he wants to empower adult performers around the world to create immersive… Read More