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Searching for the Kinect Killer App

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The Kinect platform is a building block which isn’t an end in and of itself, but rather it by definition needs other components. In the past month or two, it’s become especially salient to me that the release of the Microsoft Kinect Developer Platform last summer is something fundamentally game-changing.

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Searching for the Kinect Killer App

Genuine VC

The Kinect platform is a building block which isn’t an end in and of itself, but rather it by definition needs other components. In the past month or two, it’s become especially salient to me that the release of the Microsoft Kinect Developer Platform last summer is something fundamentally game-changing.

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VC Paradox: The Best of Times & Worst of Times (Part I)

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Given the size and scale of the macrobrews of the VC business, it’s increasingly the largest venture capital firms driving all of the fundraising figures quoted in the media. In fact, according to the NVCA report, “the top five funds accounted for nearly 80 percent of total fundraising.”

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Beer Kegs and the Future of Venture Capital: What It Means for Entrepreneurs

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While social media has brought greater transparency to many aspects of the VC business, it’s still a relationship-driven and moderately opaque industry. Whether buying a whole keg or just a single draft beer - raising a large round or only a seed round, the VC landscape is definitely changing dramatically for entrepreneurs.

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Why AOL's "About.com 2.0" strategy will work. for a while

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In a CNBC interview a few weeks ago he explained his vision : “We’re building the world’s largest niche, you know, media business. Tim is building a content-generation machine which will by definition of its creation find a (large) audience. And niche meaning at scale. Can AOL’s “About.com 2.0”

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Why AOL's "About.com 2.0" strategy will work. for a while

Genuine VC

In a CNBC interview a few weeks ago he explained his vision : “We’re building the world’s largest niche, you know, media business. Tim is building a content-generation machine which will by definition of its creation find a (large) audience. And niche meaning at scale. Can AOL’s “About.com 2.0”

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