Startups

An argument against the “Fail Fast” mantra [link]

Another take on the “Fail Fast” mantra [Alto Venture]

Aligning a company’s objective with its UX [link]

Ben Horowitz argues for a fat startup [All Things D]

Fred Wilson thinks lean is still in [Fred Wilson]

Technology

Google’s (GOOG) NexusOne now available on AT&T’s (T) network [link]

Akamai(AKAM) streams a majority of Netflix’s (NFLX) online video business [NewTeeVee]

Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 app strategy is similar to that of Apple’s (AAPL) [GigaOM]

Ideas for the next music social network [Bijan Sabet]

Flurry reports that Nexus One sales are weak [Business Insider]

Google (GOOG) TV is around the corner [Business Insider]

Google (GOOG) sees higher CPC in mobile than PC [Reuters]

Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 will not have cut and paste [eWeek]

Google’s (GOOG) NexusOne will be available on Sprint’s (S) network [Business Wire]

Microsoft (MSFT) Office and Windows has margin safety [WSJ]

Google (GOOG) offers remarketing for AdWords [Google]

Finance

After 12 months, a CLO deal gets done [Bloomberg]

2012 starts a big wave of corporate maturities [NY Times]

Does the VIX reflect expectations or the current picture? [BusinessWeek]

Will Google (GOOG) go after Bloomberg? [link]

Is the high yield market getting ahead of itself? [link]

Economics

The Big Mac Index [The Economist]

Another bear on China [Bloomberg]

What does an appreciated yuan mean? [Pettis]

Killing the Clock – Need Entertainment

Tiger’s text messages [Business Insider]

Parisian Panorama [link]

It’s good to be a junior trader [YouTube]

Bands to Check-out & Familiar Ones

The War on Drugs [GrooveShark]

The Rural Alberta Advantage – sounds like Neutral Milk Hotel [Grooveshark]

Fanfarlo – sounds like Clap Your Hands [Grooveshark]

+/- [Grooveshark]

Other Stuff

Climate Change Overview [The Economist]

An interesting take on Southwest’s (SWA) “bags fly for free” strategy [link]