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Branching Out: How Josh Miller Went From Princeton Dropout to Alley Darling...
Mr. Miller (joshm.co) On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Josh Miller, the precocious 21-year-old Princeton dropout behind Branch, one of tech’s most buzzed-about new startups, took The Observer on a tour...
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Mayor Bloomberg Unveils New Map to Chart the Locations and Job Openings of...
The Made in NY Digital Map It was sticky and rainy outside, but scores of people showed up to see Mayor Bloomberg shake his tech pom-poms today at Internet Week HQ. The Mayor trudged to 82 Mercer to...
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Straight Outta Beta, Branch Finally Addresses the Important Questions
Maybe it's the scarf? Less than a day since it switched out of private beta, Branch is already proving that its civilized discussion platform can house more than dry tech speculation or a chorus of...
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Techies Gather For a Real-Life Branch with Ev Williams and Jonah Peretti
Mr. Williams, Mr. Peretti and Mr. Miller. The elevators to the BuzzFeed office are magnificently slow. Each fits about six people comfortably, and they trundle and groan up to the 11th floor, where the...
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Startup News: Lerer Ventures Looks for a Hustler, Branch Steals From Twitter,...
(Photo: twitter.com) Non Hustlers Need Not Apply Lerer Ventures is looking to hire a new analyst. The job requires one or two years of experience at a venture backed startup or major tech company. You...
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Startup News: Ev Williams Hires a Literary Darling and Branch Finally Lets...
Mr. Williams. (Photo: Wikipedia.org) Power Literary Hire: Twitter cofounder Ev Williams's new publishing tool, Medium, just added an impressive member to its team. Kate Lee, a former literary agent...
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Rumor Roundup: The Winklevoss Twins Take Hollywood and Branch Moves Up and Out
What the hukk? Lala Land When you plunk down $18 million in hard-won settlement earnings on an 8,000 sq. ft. manse with "a jetliner view of L.A." you don't just around on the couch watching Bravo....
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‘Think Before Including Emoji in Every Text:’ NYC Techies’ New Year’s...
(Photo: DeviantArt) 2012 was quite a year for the New York tech community. Several NYC startups scored monster exits, while others raised millions to up their chances of scoring a ping pong table for...
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Branch Emerges From Beta and Opens to the Public With a Slew of New Features
(Photo: Branch) Conversation platform Branch announced in a post on its blog today that it is now out of invite-only beta and open to the public. With no more wait list, users can sign up immediately...
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Facebook Just Acquired Branch Media For $15 Million
Big day for Josh Miller. (joshm.co) Branch Media, which builds conversation platforms Potluck and Branch, has been acquired by Facebook. Proving that he's a company man already, cofounder and CEO Josh...
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