TechCrunch is reporting tonight that an IM application is coming to Facebook and launching to the public soon - perhaps in the coming week. TechCrunch’s report.
A Facebook IM will almost certainly kill off third party Facebook applications that deliver IM services, showing one of the perils of startups that “build for Facebook” or any other major player in the online space who might decide to deploy a similar application and pull the rug out from under the unlucky startup at any moment.
More importantly will be the impact of Facebook IM on other major messenger services More»

Labels: Facebook, IM, instant messaging, Microsoft, techcrunch

A recent post by internet entrepreneur Jason Calacanis suggested 17 tips for startups to use to save money and maximize productivity. These included everything from a fridge full of coke and an expensive espresso machine to outsourcing IT and firing people “who are not workaholics”.
The firing workaholics tip generated so much controversy that it has been softened to “fire people who don’t love their work…” , which appeared to be partly a response to a TechCrunch post titled: Calacanis Fires People Who Have A Life.
What I found very interesting though was how positively many successful startup More»

Labels: calacanis, startups, techcrunch