Rob Go
In search of things new and useful.
In search of things new and useful.
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Two years ago, I attended a fundraising for a large student organization at Harvard. During the event, a number of students gave short testimonies about their experiences at school. One theme that ran through each talk was that each student […]
I was having dinner with Bijan on Thursday in Palo Alto and we were talking about the entrepreneurial environment in Boston. It’s a topic that has been often discussed. There are lots of reasons why the environment in Boston isn’t […]
I’ve been MIA because we’ve been preparing for our annual meeting here at Spark. But I have to comment on how much I like the new Tumblr homepage. It’s great! I thought that discovery was a big shortcoming on Tumblr […]
Warning – this is a long, self-indulgent kind of post. As an investor, I have a fiduciary responsibility to yield the best possible return for Spark’s limited partners. Making money jazzes up a lot of people. The desire and ability […]
I never used to think digital cameras in phones were very useful. But since I’ve been using Tumblr, I find myself wishing that I had one almost once a day. I think this is one of the first time since […]
CNET just selected Bug Labs (a Spark/USV portfolio company) as a Best of CES 2008 contender. That is so freaking cool. If you love the idea of community electronics, then I would encourage you to vote for Bug Lab here […]
We announced our latest investment in 5min today, a leader in the online how-to video space. Watch experts show you how to hit a flop shot in golf, change a flat tire, etc. Great content with a very unique and […]
Every now and then, people ask me what new areas I am looking into. If you read my blog posts, you can generally get a feel for this. One new area of interest for me is what I’ll call the […]
Our portfolio company, Next New Networks creates exciting, fresh video content. It’s free, short form, low cost, targets communities and distributed everywhere. In other words, it’s made for the internet. Their shows, ranging from informative content at Veracifier to fashion […]