The Facebook IPO Players Club: David Choe They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of Facebook's minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (around $200 million for the... colorful and creative David Choe), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Sheryl Sandberg They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of Facebook's minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what folks like Sheryl Sandberg will do with their new millions, here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Dustin Moskovitz They were doing just fine before, but Facebook's biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (maybe over $4 billion for Dustin Moskovitz!), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Sean Parker They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of Facebook's minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (or an estimated $3.4 billion, in Sean Parker's case), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Chris Hughes They were doing just fine before, but Facebook's biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what Chris Hughes will do with his new millions, here's a look at what got him where he is today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Peter Thiel They were doing just fine before, but Facebook's biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (or more billions, for Peter Thiel), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Jeff Rothschild They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of Facebook's minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what current employee Jeff Rothschild will do with his new millions, here's a look at what got him and all these guys where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Li Ka-shing They were doing just fine before, but Facebook's biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what Li Ka-shing will do with his extra millions, here's a look at what got him where he is today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Eduardo Saverin They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of minority owners of Facebook are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (billions, for cofounder Eduardo Saverin), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Reid Hoffman They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of minority owners of Facebook are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (nearly half a billion dollars for Reid Hoffman?), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
The Facebook IPO Players Club: Jim Breyer They were doing just fine before, but the biggest of minority owners of Facebook are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (money being no stranger to early investor Jim Breyer), here's a look at what got them where they are today.
Updated Sat Feb 4, 2012
This Week In Bots: Nothing's Gonna Stop Them Now--The Robot Revolution Is Everywhere From real estate to medicine to retail, practically every industry is seeing a rise in machines entering the futuristic field. Here's why that's a good thing (for the most part).
Updated Fri Feb 3, 2012
Apple Looks Abroad To Spruce Up Its Exec Team Apple's business rolls along like a well-oiled machine, in part because its executive team has been largely home-grown and internally developed for years. Two recent hires suggest that is changing under Tim Cook.
Updated Thu Feb 2, 2012
Facebook's S-1 Language: Lots Of "Control"--But Not Much "Privacy" Facebook's S-1 document is the hottest read since Harry Potter put down his wand. We gaze into this word cloud and parse the language to find hidden gems.
Updated Thu Feb 2, 2012
Would President Romney Be Good For Tech, Science, And Space Innovation In The U.S.? What would President Mitt do for science, technology, and startups in America? And would he use his missionary zeal to drive policy in these directions?
Updated Tue Jan 31, 2012
Follow-Up: MasterCard Is Killing U.S. Credit Card Magnetic Strips, While Pushing NFC Tech MasterCard is finally pushing chip-and-PIN credit cards in the U.S. around a decade after the tech took off in Europe. It's the end of the magnetic strip, and the last gasp for your plastic credit card before the revolution comes.
Updated Tue Jan 31, 2012
This Week In Bots: Roboplayers, Robodancers, Robowarriors, And The Delicate Ethics Of Robosex Would you love your Roomba more if it had rat-like whiskers? How about if it saved people's lives in post-disaster situations? Yeah, us too.
Updated Fri Jan 27, 2012
Gravitational Pol: What President Gingrich And His Moon Base Would Mean For U.S. Innovation Newt Gingrich's bold plans for a moon base dominated last night's GOP debate. If he did get elected president--it could happen!--here's how Newt's bigger take on innovation and science would change America.
Updated Fri Jan 27, 2012
Disaster Alerts Help Google Grow Its Competitive Ad-Vantage, Strengthen The Brand Late yesterday Google revealed it would be issuing "Public Alert" disaster warnings using Google Maps. Sounds great, but combined with other recent news it adds to bigger worries that Google is diluting its brand. Here's why that's not the case.
Updated Thu Jan 26, 2012
