January 2011
4 posts
“Like his firm, Horowitz believes every company should have a great story, too,...”
– Why Andreessen Horowitz Models Itself After A Hollywood Talent Agency - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ (via caterpillarcowboy)
Great article. With the Spotlight on Andreessen and Horowitz, it was interesting to learn about the firm’s ‘army’ of 20 partners and associates sourcing talent for their...
“Nike. BMW. Starbucks. France Telecom. Target. Morgan Stanley. News Corp.”
– (a few of the companies with a market cap less than Facebook’s recent $50 billion valuation, via Thinking About Thinking)
“Apple will be the number one platform for a long time from a developer...”
– Peter Vesterbacka, Creator of Angry Birds
My take aways from this quote:
Apple provides a platform and leadership that developers may not like, or even agree with, but respect. And, respect enough to confidently base their businesses around, If you’re deciding between starting on the iPhone or...