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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. Today’s Normalization. Everybody is now payment ready.

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Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So

Ben's Blog

Now let’s take a look at the current version of the same inflation-adjusted data: Total venture capital raised from 2008-2010 was just shy of $55 billion, about 0.12% of the national GDP, with the trajectory of capital raising declining in each year. In fact, 2010 venture capital fundraising is at the same level as it was in 1995 and 1996.

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HTML5: 10 Provocative Predictions For The Future

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It shows the most potential to challenge Android as the “more open” (read: more customizable) open source device platform, which should appeal to device makers. The “Single Page Application” (or SPA) has been on the rise thanks to powerful frameworks like Backbone , Knockout and even Kendo UI. Made For Chrome(kit).

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? © 2010 Derek Sivers comments Pam Mark Hall (2010-06-19) # Derek, Yes,Yes,Yes!

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. You can also look for CTO consultants in the same places you’ll find a lead developer: local technology user groups or meetups, conferences, and online communities (especially open-source software communities).

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New Web Order - Finding a Technical Co-Founder

nikcub.appspot.com

5th November 2010. #. YCombinator received a record number of applicants in the most recent batch, and has extended the number of interview slots this year because of both the increased number of applicants and the quality of applicants. New Web Order. Finding a Technical Co-Founder. are full of smart tech people).

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. It’s the most modern platform for application development on the planet. Microsoft has always produced the best tools for building internal business applications, and.NET is their masterpiece. Checkout [link].net

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