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Ben Popper

Ben Popper is the founding editor of Observer Innovation (then known as Betabeat), and is currently Editor at The Verge. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player at Renzo Gracie Academy. Brooklyn native. Farm fresh lover. Follow him on twitter: @benpopper

Kanye West Now Hiring “App Guys” and “Tech Guys” for New Company: DONDA

By Ben Popper
Curiosity made the internet kill a cat

New York Teen’s Science Experiment Made The Internet So Very Angry

By Ben Popper

Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian Talks SOPA on Bloomberg TV [VIDEO]

By Ben Popper
No actual footballs were harmed in making of this startup

Numberfire, Data Science for Fantasy Sports, Raises $650 K. Seed Round From RRE, David Tisch, Eliot Durbin

By Ben Popper

Building a Business Around Bureaucratic Frustration in New York

By Ben Popper
$$$ in you inbox

DailyWorth, A DailyCandy For Money, Raises $2 M. From Joanne Wilson and Howard Lindzon

By Ben Popper
Ride the wave

Is OpenTable a Cautionary Tale for Tech Stocks?

By Ben Popper

We’ve Been Had! Rupert Murdoch Is Really On Twitter, But Wendi Deng Is Fake

By Ben Popper

Arrrrr, #Screwcable! Blackout Forces Fred Wilson to Pirate The Knicks. What Would Congress Think?

By Ben Popper
The Coursekit Office

Coursekit Raises $5 M. from Joel Spolsky, David Tisch, IA Ventures

By Ben Popper
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