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January 15, 2014

Greylock's David Sze: $1B startup bubble will pop within 3 years

Greylock Partners' David Sze, whose firm raised $1 billion to invest last year, says he isn't worried about a tech valuation bubble but thinks one is certain to pop in the next three years.




Startup offers less-creepy Google Glass alternative

A Sunnyvale and Paris-based startup launched a Kickstarter campaign Wednesday for a Google Glass alternative aimed at people who worry about the creep-factor of wearing an eye-level, always-on camera.




Siluria lands partner to test way to get key plastics ingredient from natural gas

Siluria Technologies on Wednesday landed a big partner and a test site for its technology that makes ethylene from natural gas.




Book coming from rap-loving VC blogger Ben Horowitz

Influential venture investor Ben Horowitz has written a book, apparently on startup lessons you can learn from rap music lyrics, that will be released in a couple months.




IPO-bound DataStax adds general counsel, board member

Open source database provider DataStax took another step along the IPO road with the addition of a general counsel and new board member this week.




Ed tech wars: Udemy takes mobile MOOCs to Android

About 18 months ago, establishing the capability to connect millions of students to online courses through a standard Web connection on a computer was a big deal.




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They Keep SAYIN' They Have "Great Deals"...

You know, the other stores keep talking about their mindblowing deals... but where are they? I just keep seein' the same old junk with their insane price tags. WE BLOW 'EM AWAY! Just take a look below, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about!




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Your Memory Ain't What It Used To Be...

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Remember EVERYTHING!

2GB Internal Storage...

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Voice Operated Recording Skips Over Silent Moments!

And It's All In a Pocket-Sized Package! YES!

You'll Forget What It's Like To Forget!

The moment you realize you just don't remember something important is the WORST feeling in the world...

You forgot where the car was.

You forgot what your doctor told you.

You don't remember where you were supposed to pickup poor little Jimmy from practice...

Even if your memory is spot on 99% of the time... that other 1% COULD be something really important.

NOBODY'S MEMORY IS FLAWLESS!

Even if you THINK you remembered something correctly, chances are a detail or two slipped right on by!

And sometimes that information is CRUCIAL!

We use glasses to supplement our vision, we use hearing aids to hear better... why aren't ya using a recorder to help remember stuff?!

BECAUSE THEY USED TO BE EXPENSIVE!

But here I found a high-quality, huge capacity recorder WITH BUILT IN SPEAKER for a DIRT CHEAP PRICE!

Record Now, Listen Whenever!

The WORST part of standard recorders is they don't actually "save" anything. They just hold onto it until you record over it.

Get this: every time you start recording with this, it starts a new file that it'll save until YOU choose to remove it!

With up to 8 folders, you can organize your recordings easily right on the device itself!

You have TOTAL control!

Skip through recordings you don't need, delete recordings you're done with - anything!

The LCD screen gives you everything you need to manage your recordings!

You won't have to spend hours listening to boring lecture notes when you're just trying to find that grocery list you recorded in the morning!

It stores files organized like a flash drive would, so you have control over individual recordings!

Yep! You won't get stuck "surfing" through one continuous recording!

Turn it on, it starts, turn it off, it stops and saves that whole "part" to one file. Turn it back on right after and it's recording in a separate audio file!

For lectures, meetings, even doctor's vists - this is AMAZING!

AND YOU CAN LISTEN ANYWHERE WITH THE BUILT IN SPEAKER!

It's easy - just jump back to the recording you want to listen to and press play! The LCD screen makes finding your recordings easy, the speaker makes it sound perfect!

It's an unbelievable combo!

It was already gonna save you tons of stress, but now it's gonna save you TONS OF TIME!

(Not that we're encouraging it, but this is even perfect for more... "discrete recording." Now you can finally catch your Aunt Lily tellin' one of her inappropriate jokes with PROOF!)

800 Hours of Storage! WOW!

Yeah, those dinky tape recorders can't do that!

You could turn this on, set it down for DAYS and it'll record everything!!

If you tried that with a regular tape recorder? You'd get maybe 2 hours before you ran outta space!

Use this recorder for WEEKS without needing to make space! When you need to remember your groceries real quick, when you take a trip to the doctor's, then when you're at a meeting at work.

You've got SO MUCH space to store audio recording you won't know what to do with it!

Steve Lays The Price SMACKDOWN!

Recorders at this quality would cost you upwards of $75!

I did a quick search for 2GB voice recorders and this was the first thing that popped up:

Why pay so much more for the same high-quality audio you can get from this discrete recorder? Heck, some of those pricey ones don't even have speakers built in!

For a limited time only, we've got these for just $58.97 with FREE US SHIPPING!

Click the link below!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/9391

This price is ONLY going to stay so long as our supplier lets us get them as the crazy low price we did - so next time you see these they might not be at such a bargain!




BAM!!

We Just Found The LAST Flashlight You'll EVER Buy!

The BEST Flashlight On The Freakin' PLANET...

FOR LESS THAN $17?! WOW!

Built Like A TANK -

This Baby Is Rugged, Ripped, And Ready To GO!

WOW - 100,000 Hour Bulb Life!!

Blindin' Bright Cree LED Will Blow Your Mind!

This Thing Is SOOO Tough It LAUGHS At...

Water, Dust, Sand, & Corrosion

And It's Even Shock Resistant!

Light Your Way!

Everyone needs a flashlight. That's a fact.

From power outages to traversing dark rooms to just getting some light right when you need it - Without a flashlight, the world can leave you in the dark... literally!

And with the turn of LEDs, flashlights have gotten WAY cooler. They last longer and shine brighter. Heck, new flashlights are even more battery efficient!

But all flashlights are NOT the same. Cheapo ones with dim lighting and fragile frames WILL let you down.

The Combo of a Lifetime

When you get this flashlight in your hands, you are gonna be BLOWN AWAY!

If you need a flashlight, you need it to work and you need it to work NOW!

Don't trust the junky flashlight in your drawer - it's time to upgrade!

This thing is so tough people in the army are starting to say their TANKS are built like this FLASHLIGHT!

You won't believe the recipe for success that all went into this brilliant little device.

140 Lumens Means a BRIGHT Shine

3 Watts Gives It That Genuine Power

A Corrosion, Water, and Shock Resistant Frame

LEDs That Last a Lifetime

Even a Carrying Lanyard to Take ANYWHERE!


This thing is just Grade A genius! There's nothing else you could add to this to make it a better, more reliable flashlight...

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN SUBTRACT FROM! The PRICE!

These flashlights are so good EVERYONE needs to have one! Which is why we're giving you an AMAZING deal on these... only $16.97 with FREE US SHIPPING!

A flashlight this good at a price like this? Yeah... it's gonna go FAST. Don't let this insane deal slip through your fingers!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/8514

When Thursday rolls around the sale ends and the price goes back to $21.97 so GRAB YOURS QUICK!




You Do NOT Want To Forget Your Pills!

Whether You're at Home Or On The Gone...

Here's The Perfect Way To Keep Them Ready!

Amazingly Compact Pill Holder WITH Carabiner Clip!

Metal Construction - Nearly An Inch In Diameter!

Pocket Your Pills SAFELY In This Sealed Container!

ONLY $4.97!!!

Whether you're sitting at home...

...or white water rafting, you can have your medication on you at ALL times!

Think about it! This is important stuff.

Chances are, if you're on any kind of medication, it's got instructions that you need to follow closely. And of those instructions, the daily dosage at regular intervals is probably one of the most important ones!

But prescription bottles aren't well-designed for travel!

Sure, they're pretty well sealed... if all you're worried about is spillin' them! That's about all the praise you can lavish on a regular old plastic pill bottle!

But they're so bulky!

Then an idea SO brilliant comes along...

Here's the NEW way to store your day's pills!

Water-resistant!

Shock-resistant!

Compact, pocketable size!

Easy carabiner clip!

This is what pharmacists should be using from the get-go!

You'll be able to keep your pills on you 24/7! This thing is 2.5" long and nearly an inch in diameter!

Talk about compact!

There's not much complication in using this: Open it up, store your pills, and seal it!

After all, who wants their pills sittin' on the table where anything could knock them all over the place?!

Between the compact size that lets you fit these in any pocket or bag, and the carabiner clip that lets you hang it from your keyring (or really anywhere, so many things have loops for these things now) you'll never be concerned about how you'll bring it with you!

Oh, and these are only $4.97!!

Plus, if you get two (or your order is over $5!) you get FREE SHIPPING in the US!

You better believe these guys are moving quick - get a couple before they're gone!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/9362

And hey, Thursday the price goes to $8.97 so you gotta stay on top of this!





Regular Price:
$16.97
Best So Far:
$14.97
Today's Jaw-Dropper:
$4.97!!
Don't Be An HD LOSER
You May THINK You Have HD TV...

But UNLESS It's Hooked Up With An HDMI Cable...

It's NOT HD TV!!

If You Don't Have An HDMI Cable - You Don't Have HD!

You Spent Big Bucks For That Killer HD TV...

Time To Make It TRULY Hi-Def!

At A Price That's Gonna Rock Your World!

Wanna hear a sad little story that repeats itself all the time?

People go out and buy an amazing new HDTV (Plasma, LCD, DLP ect) and when they plug it in and hook it up, they discover that, much to their dismay, the picture, well, sort of sucks.

Why? It's all in the in cables!

Unless you are connecting your DVD, Cable Box, Satellite Dish, Bluray, ect to your TV via an HDMI cable, you're just not getting the quality you paid for.

Period.

Other cables simply can't provide the bandwidth you need to get HD video to your TV at full resoultion. It's a shame to spend hundreds - or thousands - on a top notch TV, only to plug it in with crappy cables.

I can tell you from experience you'll be blown away at what a difference the right cable can make in your picture! I've used 'em all - from the basic yellow/red/white AV cables, to "S" video, then Component Video then to HDMI - and it gets better each time (with HDMI being kind of the hill)!

Only problem is, HDMI cables can be crazy expensive at the big box stores - $50, $100, even $200!!

Heck - just check the price in the Best Buy ad above!! On sale for $49.99 - regular price is a whoppin' $59.99 - and you're still only getting a 4-foot cable!

Yikes!!

Today we've got a MASSIVE 10-foot cable for just a small fraction of what you'd pay at Best Buy for a 4-foot cable!! Now, if that's not a deal, I don't know what is!

Bottom line: If you've got an HDTV and you're not using an HDMI cable, you're not watching HiDef TV - you're really not.

Want to grab a cable? Well, this 10 foot HDMI cable is just $4.97!! And if your order is over $5 SHIPPING IN THE US IS FREE!

Anyone with an HDTV who's not using a cable is like a guy who won't drive his Ferrari past 25MPH!

Grab one today!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/7595

PS - Don't miss out! You just can't deals like this on HDMI cables every day - And the price is going up to $12.97 Thursday!




What Good Is a Light You Can't Turn On In The Dark?!

Switches? Strings? You KINDA Know Where To Look...

But Actually Getting Them?

GOOD LUCK!

You Need a Light You Can Just TAP To Turn On!

And We've Got The Coolest Little One You'll EVER See!

Super Bright Mushroom Touch Lamps!

All You Gotta Do Is Tap The Top!

Banged Knees And Bad Words...

Aren't you tired of it?

You come home, you struggle to find the switch for the nearest light... and right into the table goes your knee.

That's USUALLY followed by some "choice words" that'd leave anyone else's jaw-dropped and eyes wide.

You aren't alone! The entire idea is ridiculous!

Think about it: You need light to see. You need to SEE switches or strings to turn your light on. There's a HUGE disconnect on the logic here!

THESE MUSHROOM LAMPS ARE WAY TOO EASY TO USE!

Walk into a room, stick your hand out in the general area, and flick your wrist!

All it takes is a tap to get more than enough light to do anything!

A Tap Lamp For ANY Space!

These lamps with their portable size and fun design can literally fit in ANYWHERE you want! I've got one for a desk lamp, but sometimes I move it to the kitchen to make some midnight snacks if I don't want to light up my entire home!

You'll find having a little lamp that you can move around saves you a LOT of stress!

That spot in your house that NEVER gets the right lighting? The desk where you keep having to twist and pull the lamp cord to get light actually where you're working?

Yeah, you can solve all that with this little lamp!

NO CORDS OR WIRES!

It's portable battery power for this little guy! YES!!!

That means you can even take these on the go! They make GREAT options for travel!

Could This Deal GET ANY BETTER?!

Of course it can - this is WorldStart after all!

These bad boys are only $4.97!! And what's more - if your order is over $5, you get FREE US SHIPPING! Grab two or three of these... you're gonna LOVE 'em!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/8396

Sale ends Thursday and these go back to $8.97 !!




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