Jason Calacanis
Bubble babble
April 1, 2011: 12:10 PM ETThe only thing more important than whether there is a tech bubble: why we're so obsessed with one.
FORTUNE -- I'm calling a top to the pundit bubble. All week, spurred by Color's gaudy valuation, the tech and economic punditry have continued their months-long monologue about whether or not we're in a tech bubble. Back and forth they went, inflating nothing but their own self-importance as they jostled to be the one on the right side of history. (Call it the Roubini Effect.)
The only way to keep track is to grab a napkin and keep a running bubble pro/con list. Put it right next to that million-dollar startup idea you wrote down during lunch. More
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TheFunded: Still the Valley's anonymous gossip shop
Founder Adeo Ressi talks about TheFunded, a site that lets startups take aim at venture capitalists with brutally honest reviews of the way they do business.
If you're not already acquainted with TheFunded, think of it as Yelp for entrepreneurs who rate venture capitalists. But there's a twist -- a throwback to the web's woolier days: TheFunded shields users' identities, encouraging them to don a cloak of anonymity. That means the MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Mar 24, 2011 3:33 PM ETPosted in: Adeo Ressi, AngelList, Funded, Jason Calacanis, Kevin Rose, Nick Denton, Satish Dharmaraj, TechCrunch, venture capital
