tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post4058338014686907972..comments2024-03-07T17:15:19.426-08:00Comments on Lies, Damn Lies, and Startup PR: UnoriginalStartupPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863632782404121915noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-39760524890591711072016-05-17T19:49:30.712-07:002016-05-17T19:49:30.712-07:00This is gold!This is gold!Sharadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393969956132757339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-13725007911554561312016-05-11T23:11:48.655-07:002016-05-11T23:11:48.655-07:00Thanks for being brave and putting a spotlight on ...Thanks for being brave and putting a spotlight on the shenanigans at uBeam.<br /><br />I've been following this and Theranos closely for awhile now. If you follow the hacker and science blogs/forums; those guys were critical at the inception. Just proves that science and facts will always trump marketing and advertising. <br /><br />Another smaller company I've been looking at recently is Ampy Move (www.getampy.com), a motion powered external battery pack (for smartphones). Some differences but many similarities:<br />1) Amazing advertising claims that seem to defy physics: 1 hour of activity = 1 hour of smartphone (defined as iphone 5c) "normal" use or 5 hours of "standby" use<br />2) Credentialed team: 3 Northwestern University PHD engineering candidates (they can't be misleading us could they?)<br />3) Raised money: $350K on Kickstarter and ~$1MM from investors. Currently raising $4MM <br />4) Lots of positive national and local (Chicago) press (bordering on PR copy)<br />5) TERRIBLE initial results: all the kickstarter comments are negative. All the professional review sites like CNET and BBC review it very poorly. One engineer writes a devastating review: www.drop-kicker.com<br /><br />Now apparently their working on a "next generation version two" that will have improved performance.<br /><br /> <br />James Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915385751225760707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-67006552590087392062016-05-11T21:23:21.569-07:002016-05-11T21:23:21.569-07:00This is what happened to many of us in HFT upon re...This is what happened to many of us in HFT upon reading Flash Boys... it made us wonder if ask the Michael Lewis books about things we didn't know so well were as puffed up and misleading.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485477702193993859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-22042615900009199962016-05-11T21:23:03.316-07:002016-05-11T21:23:03.316-07:00This is what happened to many of us in HFT upon re...This is what happened to many of us in HFT upon reading Flash Boys... it made us wonder if ask the Michael Lewis books about things we didn't know so well were as puffed up and misleading.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485477702193993859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-63760153363870418922016-05-11T19:52:05.757-07:002016-05-11T19:52:05.757-07:00No me!
waffles@cnn.comNo me!<br />waffles@cnn.comKris Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206715566810050772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-4154156548588022622016-05-11T09:31:52.658-07:002016-05-11T09:31:52.658-07:00No me!
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Best, EricNo me! <br />enewcomer@bloomberg.net<br /><br />Best, EricAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117549958716512307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057869926275243678.post-6314837743686471012016-05-11T03:58:39.642-07:002016-05-11T03:58:39.642-07:00Give me a ring, let's chat.
ben.popper@theve...Give me a ring, let's chat. <br /><br />ben.popper@theverge.combproperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681875629143772820noreply@blogger.com