Augusto “Aghi” Marietti, 23, ceo of Mashape, explains how to face the challenge of Silicon Valley with an innovative Italian company focused on apps. Two days after the interview, Mashape announced $1.5M in seed funding from a group of investors, both institutional and angels. Among them, Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, Erik Rannala (Admob, Heroku, 99design), Russell Siegelman (KPCB and Microsoft) and Rick Webb (TheBarbarianGroup).
Nick Reese on how Twitter prompted him to help a stranger get back his stolen laptop after reading tweets asking help. (As told to Forbes’ Amanda Massa)
Fisher Investments Chairman & CEO Ken Fisher has little use for the time-tested investment strategy. He explains why to Steve Forbes. www.forbes.com Full Video: cptl.st