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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. In 1996, there was no social networking, no video, no search that worked, no RSS, and no Twitter to name a few. Lil Wayne, Swag Surfin.

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Raving Fans – How Our Themes Evolve

Feld Thoughts

I first thought of raving fans when I read Ken Blanchard’s book by the same name in 1993 when I was CEO of Feld Technologies (my first company). On Tuesday, we realized that we have made several investments yesterday that have a concept in common – that of raving fans. The message rang true for me then and still does today.

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12 Questions: Meet Cibi Perez (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

So here goes… My given name is Cibicue Gerardo Perez. Ok, so after I tell people my name, almost always, like clockwork, comes the inevitable question… How did you get a name like that and what does it mean? Hence the name monsterleo. How do you use social networking to promote your work?

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12 Questions: Meet Cibi Perez (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

So here goes… My given name is Cibicue Gerardo Perez. Ok, so after I tell people my name, almost always, like clockwork, comes the inevitable question… How did you get a name like that and what does it mean? Hence the name monsterleo. How do you use social networking to promote your work?

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. Computer scientists call the study of graphs “ network theory ,&# but on the web the word “network&# is used to refer to the websites themselves).

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Meet Our New Special Advisor, Larry Summers

Ben's Blog

Became tenured professor of economics at Harvard at age 28, where he first started mentoring a young undergraduate named Sheryl Sandberg, who ultimately became his chief of staff at the US Treasury. Undersecretary for International Affairs and then Deputy Treasury Secretary for President Clinton between 1993 and 1999.

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The 12 Strangest Celebrity Businesses

YoungUpstarts

Sadly, none of her ideas were realized and she ended up selling the town in 1993 and filing for bankruptcy. While other celebrities are trying to make their clothing lines stand out from the rest, Welch went a completely different direction and created a name for herself in the wig industry. Raquel Welch’s line of wigs.