Links 12/1: First Round Capital: State of Startups 2016; 70 years ago, 6 Philly women became world's first digital computer programmers

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EXCLUSIVE: MIKE ALLEN AND JIM VANDEHEI REVEAL THEIR PLAN FOR MEDIA DOMINATION (Vanity Fair)
Ex-Politico chiefs discuss new venture.

AWS stays on 2016 trend with AI product push (Diginomica)

Here's Why Amazon Budged on What It Says Is the Best Cloud Model
(Fortune)

Workday Rising: FYQ3 Earnings Offer Surprise Profit; Rev Outlook Beats (Barron's Tech Trader Daily)



Ad tech company AppNexus has filed for an IPO (Business Insider)
Long anticipated IPO planned for NY-based company; First Round Capital was an early backer.


First Round Capital: State of Startups 2016 (First Round Capital)

Entrepreneurs sense power shift back to VCs in annual First Round Capital survey (TechCrunch)

Bullpen closes its third fund at $75 million to back post-seed stage startups (TechCrunch)
Led by bi-coastal Philly area native Paul Martino.


WPP has formed a new unit that wants to create a rival to Google, Facebook, and Apple ID (Business Insider)
WPP's recent purchase of a stake in Princeton-based Invidi could certainly contribute to its plans.

Former baseball stars launch Dugout Ventures (PitchBook)
Who could turn down a term sheet offer from Big Papi?

70 years ago, six Philly women became the world's first digital computer programmers (Philly Voice)

Comcast's Fandango Buys Online Ticket-Seller Cinepapaya (Reuters via Fortune)

Internet of medical things: Malvern heart-tracker maker buys Mass. diabetes firm (Philly.com: Philly Deals)