Mon. 10/22 - Fred Wilson Wants You To Vet Your Venture Funders




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Summary: <p><strong><em>Facebook wants to buy some cybersecurity, Washington wants to know what Silicon Valley will do for its country, Fred Wilson wants you to ask yourself if your investors are bad actors, and stealing a Tesla by hacking the entry fob.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://techmeme.RobinHood.com" target="_blank"><strong>techmeme.RobinHood.com</strong></a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.mackweldon.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Mackweldon.com</strong></a><strong>, promo code: RIDE</strong> </li> <li><a href="https://metalab.co/" target="_blank"><strong>Metalab.co</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/facebook-on-hunt-for-big-cybersecurity-acquisition" target="_blank">Facebook on Hunt for Big Cybersecurity Acquisition</a> (The Information)</li> <li> <a href="https://avc.com/2018/10/who-are-my-investors/" target="_blank">Who Are My Investors?</a> (AVC)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/22/tesla-model-s-theft-keyfob-hack/" target="_blank">Thieves steal a Tesla Model S by hacking the entry fob</a> (Engadget)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-s-stolen-antony-kennedy-video-2018-10?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29" target="_blank">A tech executive's video of his Tesla Model S being hacked and stolen is going viral</a> (Business Insider)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odG2GX4_cUQ" target="_blank">Video of the Tesla theft</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnet.com/reviews/google-home-hub-review/" target="_blank">Google Home Hub review</a> (CNET)</li> <li> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/google-home-hub-review-a-minimum-viable-product-with-potential/" target="_blank">Google Home Hub review—Awesome hardware for Google’s nascent smart display software</a> (Ars Technica)</li> <li> <a href="https://9to5google.com/2018/10/22/google-home-hub-review/" target="_blank">Google Home Hub Review: At the intersection of useful and just plain cute [Video]</a> (9to5Google)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/22/google-home-hub-review/" target="_blank">Google Home Hub review: A more personal smart display</a> (Engadget)</li> </ul> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>