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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

In January, Jerry Neumann wrote a long and detailed analysis of his view of the VC industry in the 1980’s titled Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980’s. By 1994 the big software wins of the 1980’s were already funded or public.” However, there were some things in it that didn’t ring true for me. This isn’t correct either.

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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

One of the reasons I started investing in the blockchain space 4 years ago was the rush I got learning about the tech at my first bitcoin conference – akin to the chills I got when I first logged into the Internet in 1994, when I was deeply passionate about more equal access to education.

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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

One of the reasons I started investing in the blockchain space 4 years ago was the rush I got learning about the tech at my first bitcoin conference – akin to the chills I got when I first logged into the Internet in 1994, when I was deeply passionate about more equal access to education.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

Most importantly, I became convinced that Stitch Fix was one of those rare companies where the unique product advantage also contributes to a unique business model advantage. Dell’s product offering advantage, building to custom order, simultaneously created a business model advantage. This is business model nirvana.

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Bitcoin at $10K – The Beginning

thebarefootvc

I knew that decentralized technology would form the thesis of the new venture capital fund I was launching, and I was interested in learning more how bitcoin would contribute to the thesis. While similar to the Internet in many ways, I viewed the buildout and new business models that would emerge as exponentially larger in potential.

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What We All Can Learn from Wayne Huizenga

Growthink Blog

Because in his lifetime, he founded and grew not one, not two, but three multi-billion dollar businesses. With three different business models. And just like with Waste Management’s early public offering, he cashed out of Blockbuster early - in 1994 to Viacom for a whopping $8.4 In three separate industries.

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Silicon Beach emerges as a tech hotbed

www.usatoday.com

Veteran investor Timothy Draper says venture-capital firms are taking notice of Silicon Beach. tech industry since 1994, when he started as an engineer at video game company Activision. Americas new business model: Sharing. But there will be," Citron says. Scott Lahman has been working in the L.A. Advertisement.