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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

But it’s hard to say, even with hindsight, that we could have predicted Wikipedia, let alone forecast when it would occur. (If There’s three parts to to the process: Calculate the annual increase in a technology trend, forecast the linear trend out, and then map future disruptions to the trend. Step 2: Forecast the linear trend.

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

We did GroupMe for around three years, turned into a company and ended up selling it to Skype for around eighty million dollars and that was in 2011. I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. It’s designed for small and mid size companies and it all started based on a focus of the employees.