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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

Cyber-Physical Systems Working with government and industry to create standards for a new generation of interoperable, dynamic, and efficient “smart systems” – an “industrial Internet” – that combines distributed sensing, control, and data analytics to help grow new high-value American jobs and the economy.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

Finally, and importantly, society is better off because Amazon makes the system for distributing books (and other products) vastly more productive, freeing up resources for other value-creating investments. Yet despite literally patenting ride-hailing in 2000, his own venture, Sidecar, lost out to the more aggressive scaling of Uber and Lyft.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. The Past (1985-2002).

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate. We’re a mobile development firm looking to increase new client sales. How did you find your passion? How did you know what problems really motivated you? That’s your call.