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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Efficient Peer-to-Peer Network of Bitcoin. Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013).

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

A big technical challenge we studied was piping streaming video over networks. Using just two data points, the modem I had in 1986 and the modem I had in 1998, the spreadsheet predicts that I’d have a 25 megabit/second connection in 2012. I chose to use computers I owned that were designed for compactness for their time.

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The Future of Transportation

Feld Thoughts

The barrier to flying cars is not in the design or building of a viable airframe. Companies like Chris Anderson’s 3D Robotics have built, along with the open source community, the ArduPilot, a sub-$500 autopilot for unmanned drones. By 2030 or slightly earlier, all vehicles should be fully autonomous.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

Over time, open source software the rise of the next wave of web startups and the embrace of Agile Engineering meant that startups no longer needed millions of dollars to buy specialized computers and license expensive software – they could start a company on their credit cards. The New Exits. Tools in the New Bubble. Lessons Learned.

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