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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

By day he works on web and social media for HP. I plotted the growth in capacity of magnetic platter hard drives and flash drives back in 2006 or so, and saw that flash would overtake magnetic media in 2016. Apocalypse , near-term science-fiction novels about realistic ways strong AI might emerge.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes.

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Probable and Improbable Lobbying Wins: The 1,000-stockholder Rule

Gust

Without these two laws (or their equivalent), the social media revolution of the past decade would have been stillborn.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

Because Intermix was a publicly traded company (AMEX: MIX), the related SEC filings and their exhibits, including the 81-page proxy statement and 42-page merger agreement, make for good bedtime reading. by February 2006). Read on for a fuller explanation.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. 2006) [iii]. MCM Capital ( case study ) is a rare example of a lower middle-market private equity fund with a proactive social media strategy.