Excellent progress, Mike. My dad (an MD) always simplified weight loss as calories in minus calories out. Exercise accelerates the calorie burn (which you know) and moderating the intake is key.

A couple years ago, I started using Fitbit and increased my exercise significantly. I lost 5 pounds a month for 6 straight months.

Sounds good enough to me. +1.

Thanks. I considered this post would only be of interest to me, and even then, it'd probably be worth it. Glad HN picked it up.

Lots of the companies acquired had their product changed or killed afterward. This could have been a much longer post.

A big number of those in the "Acquired" column were acquihires that saw the product killed shortly after.

There's no question I wrote this with a consumer/social filter. I didn't go into enterprise (like storage, for example), even though I worked 8 1/2 years at a network storage company. There's definite bias toward a Twitter platform that never materialized.

I was careful to say "50 Top" instead of "Top 50". I know it's nuanced, but I didn't want it to be an end-all be-all king of lists. Just "Hey - here's 50 I'm watching."

"50 Top" vs "Top 50" - I didn't realize that, but you're right, it's a subtle yet important distinction. Well said.

So you're saying you want this incredibly long post to be even longer? :)

Thanks for the update. No doubt I didn't give a full bio for every company. I'll add the first bit.

Actually Twitch is a 100% pivot of Justin.tv. We took the entire team working on JTV, the platform, the cap table, etc. and pivoted to a specific vertical that had been promising on JTV. (I'm the CEO)

Acknowledged. Thanks for checking in.

Love the site. Good job :).

When I used a mouse, I found my right wrist hurt more than the left. But I can't say that moving to a laptop with a trackpad is 10x better.

Correct - the main point is take care of yourself. The wrist supports are an example of one thing I use to help.