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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

I’m a huge fan of William and his writing as you can see from my review of his book Avogadro Corp. There seem to be two schools of thought on how to predict the future of information technology: looking at software or looking at hardware. By day he works on web and social media for HP. Take a look – and take your time.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

Because Stewart’s programmers are ten times more productive than they were in 2001 due to massive advances in programming language technology. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Software is eating the world. Oil and gas—new finds are increasingly software driven.

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

The Business of Software. Software Development. After that, Ill finish the article by saying a few things about the specific challenges of hiring software developers. For small independent software vendors (ISVs), my rule is: Dont fill a position until after the need for that position is painfully clear. About Eric.

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Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So

Ben's Blog

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. Companies that produce little value today might still receive high valuations due to high growth expectations. High valuations are fine if the underlying value is there. Public market comparables.

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Driven to Distraction – the future of car safety

Steve Blank

These began to appear in cars in the late 1980’s/1990’s and were required in 1998. The route of flight is pre-programmed by the pilot (or uploaded automatically) and the pilot can connect the autopilot to autonomously fly the displayed route. There are great university programs already doing that research.).

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. He has been granted two software patents, and has multiple patents pending. He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. Time: 5:30pm Registration and Reception, 6:00pm Program.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I had about 500 members join the first program, and grew it to 1,000 members, and that’s why I can quote those numbers basically. I managed to visit Seattle as part of the Australian national Magic The Gathering team in 1998, so that was the highlight of my career as a professional Magic player. DOING DUE DILIGENCE.