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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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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Usually a small company can sell about 20 percent of its stock in an IPO. The timing of an IPO is driven heavily by the state of the economy in general and the stock market in particular, in concert with your profitability. Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If The goal was to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share – because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits.

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What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing

www.readwriteweb.com

Index vs. Concentrated Investing In the traditional stock market an index is a small sample of the market that represents the stock market as a whole. Dave argues that instead of providing connections you should let founders do 95% of the work and offer support with operational areas of expertise like design, data and distribution.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. At this point it was pure survival,” Livingston says. The native platform.

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After Layoffs and Profit Warnings, 888 Buys Mytopia’s assets for $18 million

VC Cafe

According to VentureBeat Games , the deal is estimated at $18 million, but could reach up to $48 million if Mytopia’s assets hits certain revenue milestones by 2011. The acquisition is a concerted effort for 888 to enter the huge casual game on mobile devices market by applying some its monetization and distribution abilities.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. The opportunity cost of the money I have not made on crypto is insane because I first was talking about crypto in 2011 as I’ve been in financial services for a long time. You take a more tacit approach.