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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

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CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo! Thompson reportedly dealt with this IP lawsuit personally along with Yahoo!’s link] Harry.

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The Creator Economy is rising, but challenges abound

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As the first generation born into an established Internet, with a smartphone at hand from a young age, Gen Z’ers place a high value on self expression. Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP. The 1% rule is now changing with Gen Z.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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Increasingly it became difficult to tell any system integration company apart and there was a whole new breed of competitors in the market helping companies build Internet businesses. Andersen had lost its long-time CEO, George Shaheen, was hemorrhaging staff and wasn’t exactly known as being an Internet pioneer.

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The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup

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But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. Mostly by early stage investors talking about getting smaller exits. What about Product / IP?

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Israeli Startups Raised $2.14 Billion in 2011

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Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale. Mid and later stage companies attracted $1.48 ” the Economist observed that there has been a change in the Israeli startup landscape. billion of the total investment in 2011, a 90% (!)

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Introducing NextView III and Our Focus on the Everyday Economy

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Internet-connected computing is an innovation wave on par with a few historical developments of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Conventional wisdom has it that the internet is towards the end of this cycle — and many VCs are on the hunt for the next platform, whether it be blockchain, or AI, or synthetic biology, or what have you.

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Israeli Startups Raised $2.14 Billion in 2011

VC Cafe

Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale. Mid and later stage companies attracted $1.48 ” the Economist observed that there has been a change in the Israeli startup landscape. billion of the total investment in 2011, a 90% (!)