Amit Chowdhry | September 23, 2010 | 1,095 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Zynga

At a gaming event in Palo Alto this past week Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said that either people love playing games or really hate them. But the company does not have the right tools yet to enable developers to carry on enjoying games while still providing a good experience for those who do not enjoy playing games.

Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 1,820 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Ford, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson, Joel Piaskowski

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has hired designer Joel Piaskowski. Piaskowski will be joining as the director of exterior design for The Americas starting October 1st. Piaskowski worked as a designer of Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz brand cars. His most recent position was head of the Advanced Design studio for Mercedes-Benz in Irvine, CA. Before Mercedes, Piaskowski worked at the North American Design Studios at the Hyundai Kia America Technical Center in Irvina, CA. Some of his most significant contributions were the Hyundai Genesis sedan and coupe. He also did work for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata and the 2010 Hyundai Tucson. [Detroit News]
Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 1,872 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Anssi Vanjoki, Google, Google Android, Nokia Corporation

Even though Nokia smartphones head Anssi Vanjoki is planning to step down, he had some bold words to say about using Android. He compared mobile phone makers that use Android to Finnish boys who “pee in their pants” for warmth in the winter. The message is basically that temporary relief is followed by a much worse predicament.

Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 16,906 views | 6 Comments
Categorized under Cameron Winklevoss, ConnectU, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, The Today Show, Tyler Winklevoss

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss both appeared on the Today Show to discuss why they are reopening their lawsuit against Facebook. Supposedly the Winklevoss twins were paid $65 million as part of the settlement. But the twins deflected the question about how much they made from the settlement in the interview. The twins want the settlement vacated because they were misinformed about how much Facebook is worth as discovered by leaked IM conversations of Mark Zuckerberg making fun of how little the twins were paid to settle. This is one of the major themes of the Facebook-inspired movie The Social Network. Check out the video below:

Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 958 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under David Scacco, Dimitri Ducourtieux, Ifeelgoods, Iggy Fanlo, Kima Ventures, Michael Amar, Nicolas El Blaze, Quest Venture Partners, Scott Silverman, Suchit Dash, Tugboat Ventures, Vida Ha, Vincent Worms

Ifeelgoods is a new start-up that aims to help traditional retailers get into the social gaming and virtual goods market. Ifeelgoods was created by Michael Amar and Scott Silverman. Ifeelgoods essentially makes retail promotions less expensive and more effective by distributing virtual goods and currencies for popular social games. These virtual goods can essentially replace coupon codes, gifts with purchase, and discounts.

Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 1,113 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under ABC, Mark Cuban, Shark Tank

Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is joining the second season of ABC’s “Shark Tank.” He will be a guest venture capitalist giving his opinion about the ideas created by small-business owners. The producers of the show received over 20,000 requests from entrepreneurs who wanted to pitch their ideas to the venture capitalists. Mark Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo! for $5.9 billion in 1999, which is where he gained a majority of his wealth.
Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 618 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple App Store, Apple Inc., Gameloft

Mobile game development company Gameloft has sold over 20 million games on the Apple App Store since they launched their first game. Gameloft makes games for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 583 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hellman & Friendman Capital Partners VI, Internet Brands Inc.

Internet Brands is a company that runs many web properties. Many of them are niche forum websites. Earlier this week a deal was announced where an affiliate of Hellman & Friendman Capital Partners VI would acquire $640 million.
