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

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

I also plan to price it low so it has the potential for broad distribution. The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). Keys of Leadership Culture. We Need To Be Like Silicon Valley. Comments of any sort are welcome and encouraged! The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period. If you want to see a fun quote on it, read A History of Silicon Valley which quotes: “ …many venture capital pioneers think the SBIC program did little to advance the art and practice of venture investing.

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The Future of Startups 2013-2017

Scalable Startup

In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. So these companies that are kind of for — in the sort of mechanical term, distributed workforces and outsource work being run online.