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Quoted: on Ron Conway as San Francisco angel and more

"I feel pretty comfortable with getting close to people whose values benefit the city. Ten more Ron Conways would be helpful." — Ed Lee, San Francisco mayor, tells the New York Times that being accused of getting too cozy Read More →

The week in bitcoins: Fluctuation and VCs and the Winklevoss twins, oh my

What a week for bitcoins — ups, downs, and now the Winklevoss twins. The digital currency has been on a roller-coaster ride recently, its prices fluctuating wildly amid other economic woes such as the Cyprus banking crisis. Tuesday, bitcoins' Read More →

Quoted: on online education as disruptor

"It changes the economics of education." — Andrew Ng, Stanford professor and co-founder of Coursera, on online education, which he says doesn't have the same cost inhibitions that traditional education does. Mountain View-based Coursera offers free courses taught by Read More →

Coffee chain Blue Bottle lands $20M investment

Blue Bottle Coffee Co. has raised $20 million in investments and named a new CEO, prompting speculation about what the Bay Area chain known for its slow pours and long lines has in store for coffee lovers. True Ventures and Index Read More →

Rounding up trouble: OnLive, Hulu, Groupon

Break out the bubble-bursting talk, we're rounding up some young companies in transition, in trouble or both: • First, there's the restructuring of Palo Alto online-gaming company OnLive, which on Friday fired many or all of its employees, according to various Read More →

Quoted: Roger McNamee blasts Wall Street over Facebook IPO

"It exposed in my mind the extreme corruption in the capital formation process and really in Wall Street itself. Nasdaq's behavior on this, in my mind, borders on criminal. I think Morgan Stanley's behavior borders on criminal." — Roger Read More →
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