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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

The trend of funding anything from the first $25k to funding $50 million at a billion+ valuation is unlikely to last as the skills and style to be effective at all stages are diverse enough to warrant focus. When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 million in infrastructure just to get started and another $2.5

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids”

Austin Startup

It is a non-profit, unlike eTail or Internet Retailer (today I hear that Shoptalk is the biggest eCommerce conference), and it is where the highest level people in digital retail go as a result. not just the sale), and ultimately increase the valuation of your company and your ability to create jobs and realize your entrepreneurial dreams.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

Because so many of us (myself included) love out technology providers, few have begun to fully grasp how much centralized control Amazon has over cloud-based storage and processing and it’s even more dominant in eCommerce and physical, last-mile distribution. Regulation will come. boom where many companies had deeply inflated values.