Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2012

2000 – Digital Video Recorders (DVR) like TiVo allowing consumer to skip commercials was going to be the end of the TV business. 2006 - broadcasters sued Cablevision (and lost) to prevent the launch of a cloud-based DVR to its customers. Politicians votes will follow the money unless it will cost them an election.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It is also intriguing to see that the market bottom was reached only two years after the start of the decline for the 1929, 1973 and 2000 crises, so we might need another year before the market reaches it lowest point.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

It will also lead to a massive expansion of government, whose only function will be to try to interpret and unravel an impossibly complex set of new tax rules. Cloud Computing. Providers and other entities are reluctant to adopt automation and technology, primarily because of costs and other barriers. Oracle PeopleSoft 8.9,

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 31, 2018

Interestingly, Satis, a blockchain advisory firm, published a report this past week (link below) that predicts offshore markets for cryptocurrency will be main drivers of crypto market growth, citing a loss of confidence in government monetary policy around the world. The post Drinking from a Firehose appeared first on The Barefoot VC.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2018

It appears as though consumer demand is motivating businesses to become more sustainable which is reinforced by government green tax breaks for energy-efficient SMEs. It’s worth noting the environmental cost of the diamond trade; for every carat of mined diamond 1750 tones of earth have to be moved [7].

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers. Free roaming technology – unique roaming solution which eliminates roaming costs in more than 150 countries. Allot Communications. 4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness. . Amos Spacecom.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they In fact, the Houston city government ranks number onein the country in renewable energy use. What’s bringing them here? Count all of the people you know!

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc. And then medium-size businesses start to use it, and then large businesses start to use it, and then eventually the government starts to use it. Nothing is going to stop cloud. So the shift towards cloud services. are all precursors, rumbles before the big boom.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. More Stable Currency for Some Citizens of the World Some people don’t trust their governments with a national currency.

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