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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

We average eight to 10 total new investments per year as a firm, so this frequency is a typical investment pace for us. As my partner Rob Go has written , our goal is to invest half in consumer web and mobile and half in business-focused ventures. Network Effect B2B. Empowering Content Creators. BUSINESS-FOCUSED (B2B).

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Small Businesses A Great Fit For The New Nimble Marketplace

YoungUpstarts

Mobile Commerce (m-commerce). Advancements in device technologies and mobile networks are sparking the use of mobile devices by shoppers at every point on the path to purchase. Social Commerce. More than 2 billion people use social networks(8), such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Simplify Checkout.

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Inaugural Investor Day @ FinTech Innovation Lab

David Teten

On Friday morning, I witnessed another volley of shots being fired from New York City at Palo Alto during FinTech Innovation Lab ‘s Inaugural Investor Day. The Lab is a collaboration between the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, with support from the New York banking community.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. And then another $25,000 to fix the remaining bugs and add a level of stability and robustness to the technology stack. 1) Twitter.

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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]

ReadWriteStart

Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. It’s a great learning experience, it’s a vital growth opportunity, etc. But nobody celebrates the actual event. asks event co-organizer Leo Newball Jr.

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David S. Rose – Father of Angel Investing in New York

Startup Professionals Musings

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

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