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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

The trick is delivering business insights over this channel: use social networks to support relationship management. BROWN: Impersonation on social networks is a big problem. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. 2-18 month sales cycle.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital. August 2011. We have the inability to hire engineering in Silicon Valley or brand sales people in NYC but the country still has very high structural long-term unemployment.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. in June 2011 for $400 million. in June 2011 for $400 million. Result: sale was made. Slide.com. Google purchased Admeld.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

To compare the two, in 2011 U.S. By comparison, in 2011 Chinese VC’s invested $13 billion in all deals. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. China now has plenty of both.

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4 Founders & Harvard MBAs on Finding Startup Traction & MBAs-as-Entrepreneurs

View from Seed

Georgiades (Zumper): I started working on Zumper seriously in the summer between my first and second years at HBS (2011), supported by generous HBS startup grants. Clark: Competing through Social Networks. We raised $400K seed round at the end of October of my second year. On Harvard Business School. That’s invaluable.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

To compare the two, in 2011 U.S. By comparison, in 2011 Chinese VC’s invested $13 billion in all deals. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. China now has plenty of both.