Notes on Leadership: Be Like Steve Jobs, . . . And Bill Campbell, And Andy Grove
2010-03-14 12:29:14
Editor's note: When venture capitalists invest in early stage startups, more than anything else they are investing in the founders of the company and their ability to lead their employees through the most improbable set of circumstances to take an idea from a germ to a real and profitable business. In this guest post, Ben Horowitz of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz explains the leadership traits he and his co-founder Marc Andreessen look for before they invest in a startup. Some of their investments include Skype, Zynga, Factual, and RockMelt. Before becoming investing partners, Horowitz and Andreessen co-founded Opsware, which they sold to HP for .6 billion, and prior to that Horowitz was an executive at Netscape. At Andreessen Horowitz, we favor founders running the company. The reasons are many (and will be the topic of a future blog post). As a result, we spend a great deal of time thinking about the characteristics required to be a founding CEO. Perhaps the most important attribute required to be a successful founding CEO is leadership. So what is leadership and how do we think about it in the context of the CEO job? Are great leaders born or made? Most people define leadership in the same way that Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously defined pornography when he said: “I know it when I see it.” A better definition comes from former Secretary of State Colin Powell who said: “You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.” For our purposes, we can generalize this to be the measure of the quality of a leader: the quantity, quality and diversity of people who want to follow her.

When The Checks Stop Coming In: Ja Rule And Lil Cheetah Ho To Star In New Flick
2010-03-14 12:29:08
What does one do when his/her music career is going nowhere? Star in a low-budget that will most likely only air on BET!!: Ja Rule and Adrienne Bailon will topline faith-based drama “I’m in Love With a Church Girl,” the debut feature from indie production shingle Reverence Gospel Media. Project is based on the story of [...]

Sir Alex hails tough win
2010-03-14 12:27:51
Sir Alex Ferguson said he was delighted with Man Utd's determined display in the 3-0 win over Fulham.

Print baron
2010-03-14 12:14:56
A start-up that lets anyone make their own newspaper

Obama aide stokes US-Israel row
2010-03-14 11:46:52
A top Obama adviser criticises Israel over settlement homes in East Jerusalem, thwarting Israeli hopes of ending the row.

Quote Of The Day: Shaq To Shaunie On Cheating “Okay, You’re Mad. Now What? You’re Not Going Anywhere”
2010-03-14 11:45:43
Shaunie O’Neal has finally decided to open up about her separation from Shaq and his infidelities. Pop the top for details and pics from her new Essence Mag spread. According to Shaunie, Shaq’s trade to Miami was the last straw that broke their marriage.  She says: Miami is a great city. It just wasn’t a great city for [...]

Man Utd 3-0 Fulham
2010-03-14 11:39:09
Wayne Rooney scores twice and Dimitar Berbatov adds a third as Manchester United beat Fulham to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

For Discussion: Skinheads Express Hate Through Television
2010-03-14 11:38:04
More and more images of white supremacy have hit the mainstream thanks to prime-time television: Harlan is not the charming, genteel Mayberry you’d expect from a small town in Kentucky with a population around 2,000. At least not in Justified, the new FX series starring Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens, a maverick U.S. marshal dispatched to [...]

BA strike is unjustified - Adonis
2010-03-14 11:29:56
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it 'totally unjustified'.

UK government criticises BA strike
2010-03-14 11:29:56
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it 'totally unjustified'.

SMH: Ex-NBA Player Arrested, Police Find Kush Between His Cake Cheeks
2010-03-14 11:13:22
Another role model athlete: Police in Salt Lake County arrested former Utah Jazz center Robert Whaley and found marijuana “between his buttocks,” according to a jail document. Whaley, 27, had warrants for his arrest for absconding from a probation in Michigan. A police document filed with the Salt Lake County jail says gang detectives stopped a [...]

Lesbian Discharged From Military After Police Tell Her Orientation
2010-03-14 11:10:37
A sergeant in the military that was hiding her sexual orientation from superiors was dishonorably discharged after police found a marriage license in her home and reported her as a lesbian to the military. Continue…

Pardon My Back…
2010-03-14 11:00:51
Can you guess who was spotted looking a mess walking around the UK. Hint:She looks amazing on the new Ebony mag cover. Pop the top to find out who if you’re still stumped. The paps caught Sade on her simple woman status complete with a doo-rag, baggy jeans and an old tee. Damn we prefer her [...]

Lil Manny “Pacman” Pacquaio Beat The Snot Out Of Joshua Clottey At Cowboy Stadium
2010-03-14 10:57:11
Hopefully you went to someone else’s house to watch this one instead of spending your good hard earned money on Pay-Per-View: Fighting on the star, Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he is such a star. With the biggest fight crowd in the U.S. in 17 years cheering him on at Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao [...]

Knight Riders beat Bangalore
2010-03-14 10:54:58
Kolkata Knight Riders delivered a solid all-round display in a seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Meadows settles for Doha silver
2010-03-14 10:33:49
Jenny Meadows wins 800m silver and the men's 4x400m team take bronze making it four British medals at the World Indoor Championships.

King Latifah Gets Drunk And Freaky In Miami!!
2010-03-14 10:31:59
Queen King Latifah was spotted letting it alllll hang out in Miami kicking it in the pool with her “trainer” lover Jeanette Jenkins and hugged up on some dude. We see you King!!! Get it in shawty… More pics on the flippy..

Craig Barrett Takes On Vivek Wadhwa In The Tech Education Debate
2010-03-14 10:17:43
Editor's note: The most valuable employees of any technology company are the engineers and scientists, which is why everyone in Silicon Valley does whatever they can to ensure the continuous supply to this talent pool. The size of the talent pool is ultimately determined by the number of people who graduate from colleges and universities with science, technology, engineering, or mathematics degrees. The U.S. is graduating fewer and fewer scientists and engineers, causing concern in many quarters. While many people agree this is a problem, not everyone agrees on what should be done about it. Former Intel chairman and CEO Craig Barrett is a strong proponent of priming the pump with more undergraduate science, engineering, and math students. Duke/UC-Berkeley professor (and regular TechCrunch columnist) Vivek Wadhwa thinks that better rewards for people who pursue engineering and science degrees is the right approach. So we asked Barrett and Wadhwa to debate the issue of how best to fix technology education in the U.S. Their exchange is below:

United force replay
2010-03-14 10:05:57
Dundee United came from 3-1 down to earn a replay with Rangers in their Scottish Cup quarter-final clash at Ibrox.

Rangers 3-3 Dundee United
2010-03-14 10:02:32
Rangers and Dundee United share six goals in an eventful Scottish Cup quarter-final.