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Y Combinator

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Name: Y Combinator

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Sequoia Capital

Ireland is to be Stripe’s first launch country in Europe

Stripe, the payment platform for developers led by the Collison brothers from Limerick, will launch first in Ireland before the rest of Europe.Stripe executives were in Dublin last week and revealed the plan to make the platform available in Ireland ahead ... [Published Silicon Republic - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Ireland, Sequoia Capital, Live Current Media Inc, Auctomatic

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

The Evolution Of Hacker News

The idea of a VC having its own news aggregator was a bit outlandish in 2007. But Y Combinator was in an unusual position in those days anyway. Startup accelerators had been a highly visible part of the dot-com crash, and Silicon Valley was still skeptical ... [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 18 2013]

Entities: Hacker News, Paul Graham, Y Combinator, Reddit

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Seiko Epson Corp

Insert Coin: Meta 1 marries 3D glasses and motion sensor for gesture-controlled AR

In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.Now that Google Glass and Oculus Rift have entered ... [Published Engadget - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kickstarter, motion tracking, Y Combinator, Seiko Epson Corp

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Groupon Inc

Y Combinator Adds Groupon Co-Founder Mason, Other Startup Gurus to Staff

(c) 2013 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.Y Combinator is trying a new combination, bringing in the co-founders of Groupon Inc., Reddit Inc. and other startups as partners to advise its newest batch of startups.Among those joining the popular incubator as part-time ... [Published Dow Jones Financial Information Services - May 18 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Y Combinator, Groupon Inc, Startup

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Scribd Inc

Andrew Mason moves to S.F, joins Y Combinator, sings about business

Groupon co-founder and former CEO Andrew Mason is moving to San Francisco to start a new company and will also become a part-time partner at Y Combinator, the famed incubator program that has funded hundreds of startups, including meghits like Airbnb, ... [Published New York Business Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Y Combinator, Scribd Inc, Airbnb Inc

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Zipcar Inc

What The 'End Of Ownership' Might Look Like

Silicon Valley is pushing America into a "share culture," which may completely change how we live and work. It's an emerging trend, especially in the transportation sector, with companies like Zipcar and bike share programs becoming popular, but it's ... [Published Business Insider - May 17 2013]

Entities: Paul Graham, Zipcar Inc, Y Combinator

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Glass-like product, Meta, launches on Kickstarter

Meta, a Glass-like project that seeks to give users the ability to interact with 3-D virtual objects, has launched on Kickstarter and will be joining Y Combinator’s next batch of startups, AllThingsD reports.[Source: AllThingsD ] ... [Published PandoDaily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kickstarter, Y Combinator, Startup

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

Y Combinator Shake-up, Andrew Mason Returns

| Inc.com staffOne YC partner makes an exit, while Paul Graham introduces five new ones--including Groupon founder and ex-CEO, Andrew Mason.GettyclippedConnect with Evernote:Please Login to Connect Your Account with EvernoteY Combinator founder Paul Graham ... [Published inc.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Y Combinator, Groupon Inc, Paul Graham

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Made an Album of ‘Motivational Business Music’ That’s Dropping in a Few Weeks

Since his departure from the daily deals company, former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason says he’s been traveling, reading, and losing some weight. Oh, and also recording a 7-track album of “motivational business music.”It’s called Hardly Workin’ , and he says ... [Published WebProNews - May 17 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Groupon Inc, iTunes, Y Combinator

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

BizNext: 7 things you need to know 05.17.13

Andrew Mason, former CEO of Groupon, announced via his blog Thursday that he's moving to San Francisco to start a new company and is releasing an album of motivational business music. He also is one of five new partners joining Y Combinator.Tableau Software, ... [Published New York Business Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tableau Software, Andrew Mason, Y Combinator

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Mason’s Life After Groupon

Andrew Mason, the co-founder of Groupon, is becoming a part-time partner at Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley start-up incubator. He also plans to start a company. ... [Published DealBook - May 17 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Groupon Inc, Y Combinator

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Airware Gets $10.7M From Google, Andreessen For Unmanned Drone Technology

Looking to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle? A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware , has raised $10.7M to develop all of the infrastructure for buildling your own, commercial drone, from Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. According to ... [Published SoCalTech - May 15 2013]

Entities: Drone, Y Combinator, Google Inc, UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Quotes

"Our software stack is very open. Our depth camera exposes all depth data at the low level and at the higher levels give you access to object meshes, fingers/hands and gestures."

Meta glasses to place virtual reality worlds at fingertips (w/ Video) [Published PhysOrg.com - May 18 2013]

...One thing that surprised me was that many would arrive at orientation with minimal understanding of basic business wisdom. "Haven't you read any business books? Good to Great? Winning? The One Minute Manager?" I'd ask. "Business books? Not really our thing," was the typical response...

Andrew Mason’s Manifest Destiny Strikes Silicon Valley [Published NBC Chicago - May 17 2013]

Y Combinator Partner Paul Graham, who invests in some of the most valuable and successful startups, recently asked, "Will ownership turn outout to be largely a hack people resorted to before they had the infrastructure to manage sharing properly?"

What The 'End Of Ownership' Might Look Like [Published Business Insider - May 17 2013]

"We will appeal to developers who want to be at the cutting edge, leaving behind flat devices. They could paint an iPhone on a hand that could do what you do with a smartphone today, and then throw it away" Gribetz said

Meta glasses bring 3D and your hands into the picture [Published CNET News - May 17 2013]

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The Evolution Of Hacker News [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 18 2013]
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Meta glasses to place virtual reality worlds at... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 18 2013]
meta 1 Developer Kit Enables Users to Manipulat... [Published AZoOptics - May 18 2013]
Y Combinator Adds Groupon Co-Founder Mason, Oth... [Published Dow Jones Financial Information Services - May 18 2013]
Andrew Mason moves to S.F, joins Y Combinator, ... [Published New York Business Journal - May 17 2013]
Andrew Mason’s Manifest Destiny Strikes Silicon... [Published NBC Chicago - May 17 2013]
What The 'End Of Ownership' Might Look Like [Published Business Insider - May 17 2013]
AnyPerk Expands Concept of Employer Driven Disc... [Published Kelsey Group - May 17 2013]
Boston Roundup: Skyword, SimpleTuition, Jelly, ... [Published Xconomy - May 17 2013]
Glass-like product, Meta, launches on Kickstarter [Published PandoDaily - May 17 2013]
Meta glasses bring 3D and your hands into the p... [Published CNET News - May 17 2013]
Insert Coin: Meta 1 marries 3D glasses and moti... [Published Engadget - May 17 2013]
Meta Wants to Become the Next Augmented-Reality... [Published All Things Digital - May 17 2013]
Insert Coin: Meta 1 marries 3D glasses and moti... [Published Engadget - May 17 2013]
Augmented Reality Pioneer meta Proclaims the En... [Published Financial Services - May 17 2013]
48 amendments to the immigration bill have pass... [Published Ezra Klein - May 17 2013]
Y Combinator Shake-up, Andrew Mason Returns [Published inc.com - May 17 2013]
Groupon Founder Andrew Mason Says He's Seriousl... [Published Business Insider - May 17 2013]
Groupon Founder Has No Plans to Sell Evanston Home [Published Evanston Patch - May 17 2013]
For His Next Act, Ousted Groupon CEO Andrew Mas... [Published Beta Beat - May 17 2013]
Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Made an Album of ‘M... [Published WebProNews - May 17 2013]
Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason joins Y Combinator ... [Published San Jose Business Journal - May 17 2013]
Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Made an Album of ‘M... [Published WebProNews Feed - May 17 2013]
Follow the money: AngelList has blown open earl... [Published Wired.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Here's The Problem With The New Theory That A J... [Published Clusterstock - 45 mins ago] Earlier today we wrote about the intriguing new claim, from computer industry pioneer Ted Nelson , that the inventor of Bitcoin was probably Japanese math professor Shinichi Mochizuki. Mochizuki had made a name for him last fall when he cracked ...
The Evolution Of Hacker News [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 18 2013] The idea of a VC having its own news aggregator was a bit outlandish in 2007. But Y Combinator was in an unusual position in those days anyway. Startup accelerators had been a highly visible part of the dot-com crash, and Silicon Valley was still skeptical ...
The Evolution Of Hacker News [Published TechCrunch - May 18 2013] The idea of a VC having its own news aggregator was a bit outlandish in 2007. But Y Combinator was in an unusual position in those days anyway. Startup accelerators had been a highly visible part of the dot-com crash, and Silicon Valley was still skeptical ...
Insert Coin: Meta 1 marries 3D glasses and moti... [Published Engadget - May 17 2013] In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.Now that Google Glass and Oculus Rift have entered ...
Meta Wants to Become the Next Augmented-Reality... [Published All Things Digital - May 17 2013] Just a couple years ago, nobody thought much about wearing computers on their faces. But soon there will be actual differentiation amongst the competition: Google Glass offers an interface for searching and taking photos without pulling out a smartphone; ...

Press Releases

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Augmented Reality Pioneer meta Proclaims the En... [Published Financial Services - May 17 2013]
Imagine K12 Launches First Ever Start Fund for ... [Published Business Wire - Apr 23 2013]
Kalibrr Named First Filipino Company Chosen To ... [Published PR Newswire - Jan 22 2013]
FundersClub Seeds Fellow Y Combinator Alum [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Dec 20 2012]
10 Entrepreneurs to Present Business Plans to V... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Nov 29 2012]