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Om Malik

Why Silicon Valley Should Worry

Om Malik expounds forth about the short term memory problem of Silicon Valley (an old problem no doubt, remember?). He says that the signs are very foreboding and sombre. Things are not at all looking more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Lessons  |  

Jangl and TalkPlus going down

Jangl and TalkPlus, both Bay area based VoIP companies which launched with a lot of fanfare and got pretty decent funding from the deep pockets, are having a tough time and are looking to have buyers to more...
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Is AOL Buying KickApps Too?

After its recent shopping of Bebo, is AOL buying the white-lable social software company KickApps is the question. KickApps, based in New York, has raised $17 million from Softbank Capital, Prism VentureWorks more...
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Om Malik on Scribd’s iPaper Plan

Dubbed the "YouTube of Documents", this 10-person startup that raised close to $5 million in funding from Redpoint Ventures has done with its new viewer called iPaper. Om Malik raves about the idea and more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Online Apps and Widgets  |  

Online Video and Blackwave

Blackwave has come up with a new kind of hardware that combines all sorts of network elements — load balancers, storage systems, streaming servers — into one package, topped off with a Mensa-quality more...
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Digg To Add Photos To Their Mix

Om Malik and Kevin Rose discussed the possibility of adding photos to the Digg offerings about an year ago and it seems to be happening now - finally as Om says. He gives this development a quick view more...
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In order to grow: Startups Should Team Up

Om Malik makes a case that for Startups to grow, they need to acquire, get acquired or merge with other companies that fit the space they operate in. He cites some recent examples of how this could be more...
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Telecom Investors going green-tech

Luminaries who invested in Telecom earlier are now flocking the Green-Tech / Clean-Tech arena, says Om Malik. Vinod Khosla, Bob Metcalfe, Martin Varvasky and some others have already joined the party, more...
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