UpstartToday: Bezos becomes media tycoon; OMGPOP dies; & Wearable Samsung

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August 6, 2013

Meet the new, old media tycoons Jeff Bezos joins these new economy types—Etienne Uzac, Chris Hughes, John W. Henry—and the decidedly old economy Warren Buffett as newspaper owners. Is Bezos the new Hearst? Take a good look at Jeff Bezos—after his purchase of The Washington Post and his moves at Amazon, he's looking like a modern-day William Randolph Hearst. Man in Black visits OMGPOP The Grim Reaper may be overlooking OMGPOP now that Zynga has set its date of demise. But it's the modified words of another man in black, Johnny Cash that tell the story best. Field guide to entrepreneurship On top of talent, the ability to make people like you and to work with people you like and admire is critical for fashion entrepreneurs, says Sex and the City designer Patricia Field. MORE ON ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION Family affairs ends at the Washington Post Samsung smartwatch on the way? Jeff Bezos adds to his duck-billed platypus portfolio Corporate VCs provide Series A crunch relief Millennial job jumpers are costly, so retention equals dollars These Web designers don't need airline clients to disrupt the industry Top 10: From Square to Louis C.K., an eclectic collection of companies to watch Back 9 links: Marijuana belongs at the farmer's market, says VC

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