Kevin Rose

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Twitter became a major place to find out what was breaking on the Internet. Facebook became a place to share links. Social media really grew up.

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At our peak, no one knew how to value Digg.

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I want to be known as one of the most accurate investors that ever lived.

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I focus on consumer Internet. Sometimes it's a working prototype; sometimes it's an idea on a napkin. I don't do a ton of deals a year, and I really like working with startups - it's the only way I can invest. It fits my ADD brain.

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The key to making money in angel investing is saying no. You meet with 100 companies and say no to 99 of them.

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Since news breaks on digg very quickly, we face the same issues as newspapers which print a retraction for a story that was misreported. The difference with digg is that equal play can be given to both sides of a story, whereas with a newspaper, a retraction or correction is usually buried.

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We want to open digg up to just about anyone and everyone that wants to express their interest in any type of news story or Web content.

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People want to have a voice and a say in what is news.

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The democratic approach to news is a very valuable thing. We're always going to be dependent on the quality of reporting of mainstream media.

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Digg will serve as a means of gathering metrics for third party websites, providing them insights into who's digging their content, who they are spreading it to.

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