www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

October 2007 (This essay is derived from a keynote at FOWA in October 2007.) Theres something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. Its a pattern we see over and over in technology. Initially theres some device thats very expensive and made in small quantities. Then someone discovers how to make them cheaply; many more get built; and as a result they can be used in new ways.

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BeyondVC

JULY 31, 2008

The Jordan Edmiston Group recently asked me and a few other VCs a few pointed questions about the future for circulation in their July Client Briefing. As an aside, I worked with JEGI two years ago and they did a fantastic job helping us sell Moreover Technologies to Verisign. They understand the media and online world, are well connected, and work diligently to get the job done.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Thursday, July 31, 2008. Where did Summer Go? Its been a while since my last blog post.It happens every year, but the speed at which summer travels relative to the rest of the year catches me by surprise. I enjoy the 90 day respite from teaching that runs from late May through late August. It still feels early in the summer, but I realized that my first class of the semester is only a few weeks away and my department deadline for the syllabus is t

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Eric Friedman

JULY 29, 2008

Seth Godin is inviting potential readers of his new book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us to join a private invite only social network. If you pre-buy the book and send in a copy of your receipt to an address listed at his original post about the Triiibes community you will might gain entry. From Seth’s post: Members get a password and the privilege of meeting each other, posting thoughts, connecting to big ideas or projects and more.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Pascal's View

JULY 30, 2008

Keith Benjamin, who has been one of my business partners for more than six years and a friend since we first worked together on an IPO in 1993, died on July 29th. He was a kind and loving person who adored his family, loved his work and was passionate about everything he did. We will miss him very much. I grieve for Keith’s family and mourn his passing.

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Eric Friedman

JULY 28, 2008

I had the chance to interview Randy Peterson of P&G for his upcoming participation in Search Engine Strategies 2008: San Jose where he will be speaking on the Keynote Roundtable: “Why Does Search Get the Credit for Everything?” panel. What is your background and what do you do for P&G? I have worked for the last 8 years on various Interactive Marketing Roles at P&G, not only in the US but also in Japan and other Asian locations.

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