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The Humiliation of a Creepy Russian Sugar Daddy [Venture Capital]

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies might be the toast of Silicon Valley, but the investment firm gives the Russian founder of Chatroulette the creeps. Sometimes it takes a teenager to say the obvious, rude things adults can’t bring themselves to utter. More

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Project Runway Season 7: The Ones To Watch

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Believe it or not, we’re just 29 days away from the Season 7 premiere of Project Runway . Profiles of the designers are now online , and since the Lifetime website sucks , we’ve got what you need to know here: Amy is from Oakland via Texas and a “permalancer” for Old Navy. She likes Lady Gaga and would love to dress Leigh Lezark.

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Alisher Usmanov: The Scary Russian Oligarch Seducing Silicon Valley

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Alisher Usmanov is nicknamed ” the hard man of Russia ,” but he’s good at seducing the softies in California’s tech community: An investment firm he backs lead a $180 million investment in Zynga, the gaming company that trafficked in scammy ads. The investment firm, Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies, led a broader group of investors in putting money into San Francisco-based Zynga, according to the New York Times .

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