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Re:LogMeIn has acquired Meldium (YC W13) on Thursday September 04, 2014 @11:11AM (#8268684)

We're nervous too. This is 2 apps we're dependent on getting acquired and potentially completely mangled. The first amazingly shut off all support for the UK (We're UK-based) immediately. Better for customers? Ha!

The Rise Of Mobile Shopping & The Future Of Retail

Posted by popmikeup on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @12:42PM
from the blog.wearepopup.com dept.

http://blog.wearepopup.com/post/43391477385

There are an increasing number of retailers seeking to enhance engagement, from Levi’s Craft Of Music campaign, to Westfield’s Future Fashion events, exciting fashion start-ups like TheEdit @wearetheco and the Vogue-sponsored Fashion Night Out across London’s West End. Even pure-play online retailers like Capital One or eBay are increasingly experimenting with physical spaces and pop-ups to...

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Re:42Floors (YC W12) Raises $12.3M Led By NEA on Friday February 01, 2013 @06:21AM (#5150218)

The current market is completely out of sync with the real value/costs of commercial property. The field has insulated itself from true price discovery for so long that it is starting to hemorrhage.

This isn't really about finding 'tech startups' a home, but rather that there's a chance that any new business starting up will need office space. And don't forget, current office-space tenants are going to start wondering why they're paying such inflated rates and the people across the way are paying 25-whatever% less for the same kinds of space.

Don't focus too much on new converts; think about everyone paying more for office space now than they need to.