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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Not Boston focused, but definitely follow his reports of PE and VC financings and the state of the venture market. @danprimack. HubSpot - Inbound marketing pioneer. AngelHack – Hackathon with cash prizes.

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. InsightSquared is tackling business intelligence software (hardly a sexy market) with an incredibly sexy product that incorporates Facebook style timelines and other features. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more But to have such a birth, we must first have a funeral.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more But to have such a birth, we must first have a funeral.

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The CEO’s CEO

Ben's Blog

CEOs, by contrast, recognize that markets, circumstances and luck factor into the equation in a big way. When you start a company, the decision about which market to pursue comes early and lasts a very long time. As a result, the CEO’s job is to optimize the company in the current market or move to an adjacent market.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Loading… Markets. Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. A version of this article appeared July 11, 2012, on page B1 in the U.S. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Why Register? Todays Paper.