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Are Google-Scale Outcomes More Frequent? ? AGILEVC

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As a result of a convergence of many factors (lean startup methodology, broadband & smartphone penetration, social web, cloud computing, etc), breakout startups are clearly getting scale faster than they used to.

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Microsoft, Near Death, & Enterprise Cloud

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This seems like a no-brainer but Ballmer and the MSFT board might lean towards a less risky path. The path to being awesome in something would look roughly like this. 1) Hire transformative CEO to replace Ballmer.

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Denouement

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But there is also opportunity in lean times. Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. Companies are retrenching, VC firms are going through their own upheavals, and IPOs are non-existent.

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