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

Both Sides of the Table

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? And so it goes with social networking.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Carpe Diem. We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. Folksonomy. Free product. Page 5: Financials.

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Top 20 U.S. Tech Conferences Every Startup And SMB Should Check Out

YoungUpstarts

Join others who code to change the world for the better and explore distributed computing, examine the confluence between businesses and technology, and debate the power of technology on urban development. Attend the world’s largest social media marketing conference of the year! Venture Summit Silicon Valley.

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My 2020 Vision for Graduates: How to be Optimistic in Terrible Times

Reid Hoffman

That option involved trying to get a job at a young Silicon Valley company that had just gone public and would, in a few short years, crash and burn, lay off everyone, and quickly fade into oblivion. I connected with valuable allies who continue to function as some of the most trusted members of my professional network.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston. We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g. Founded in January 2000 in Oakland by Tim Westergren; new CFO, Steve Cakebread was previously CFO of Salesforce.com. Social network app developer and ad network. Total raised: $56.3mm.

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

maplebutter.com

I have 2 options: set up a new startup or share my idea with google (or maybe another big silicon valley’s company). This has presented a problem of the decision makers at resorts balking on spending 50K+ on an unproven idea, although we did a beta test around 2000 with 3 mountains that went well. What/How should I do?