Marketplace Tech for Thursday, January 2, 2014
In New York City this week it's out with the old mayor and in with the new guy -- Michael Bloomberg is being replaced by Bill De Blasio. And one of the things the new mayor will be looking at is the taxi of tomorrow: A fleet of green Nissan vehicles that launched this fall, fitted with some custom technology absent in the usual yellow cab. And today we hear from Dave McClure, founding partner at the Venture Capitol firm 500 Startups, about what kind of software everyone everyone will be using this year. He says to expect more growth in messaging apps around the world.
In New York City this week it’s out with the old mayor and in with the new guy — Michael Bloomberg is being replaced by Bill De Blasio. And one of the things the new mayor will be looking at is the taxi of tomorrow: A fleet of green Nissan vehicles that launched this fall, fitted with some custom technology absent in the usual yellow cab. And today we hear from Dave McClure, founding partner at the Venture Capitol firm 500 Startups, about what kind of software everyone everyone will be using this year. He says to expect more growth in messaging apps around the world.
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