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Founder Stories: Airbnb's Nate Blecharczyk On Being The Only Engineer For The First Year -

This week on Founder Stories, I sat down with Airbnb co-founder Nate Blecharczyk. One of the things that strikes me as original to Airbnb's founding team is that, unlike most startups I can think of, two of the co-founders are designers, and Blecharczyk, who's a co-founder and CTO, is an engineer.
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Backed By First Round's Dorm Room Fund, Pagevamp Turns Facebook Pages Into Websites -

It feels like startups are taking more and more steps to make the website creation process as easy as possible.
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Lytro Enables Its Camera's Hidden WiFi Chip, Launches A Companion iOS App (With Animated GIFs!) -

It sure doesn't seem like many people have bought Lytro's crazy light-field camera (the one that lets you focus your photos after you take them) — but if you're one of those who did: go plug it in.
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The Case For And Against Candy Crush-Maker King's Possible IPO -

Zynga cast a long shadow when its stock tanked by about 75 percent in the first year after going public.
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YC-Backed Videopixie Launches To Create A Marketplace For Video Editors -

Videopixie has created a marketplace devoted entirely to connecting users who have video with those who can edit it.
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Google Launches New AdSense Scorecard To Help Publishers Better Understand Their Sites' Performance -

Google launched a new scorecard in AdSense today that allows site owners to see how their properties are performing relative to other AdSense publishers.
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Vdio, The TV & Movie Streaming Service From Rdio, Launches To Public -

Vdio, the video streaming service which launched into public beta this April as a complement to Rdio's subscription music service, is today becoming available to all.
TechCrunch  5 hours ago:

Hike, India's Mobile Messaging Upstart, Expands Language Support & Adds Offline Messaging, Stickers & More To Fuel Growth -

There's no room at the digital inn for more mobile messaging apps, but that's not stopping them crowding in.
TechCrunch  5 hours ago:

Customer Outreach Startup Intercom Raises $6M Round Led By The Social+Capital Partnership -

Intercom, a startup promising to help online businesses to communicate with their customers in a more personalized way, has raised a $6 million Series A.
TechCrunch  6 hours ago:

Men's Clothing Startup Combat Gent Raises $1.84 Million From Tony Hsieh's VegasTechFund And Others -

Men's clothing retailer Combat Gent wants to be the place where young people turn when they need a new suit or dress shirt for work.