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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. 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?

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster). But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries. Where are we today? 50x more Internet users (2.4

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The next phase of innovation

Start Up Blog

If we can agree on these truths and what innovation is, then we can usher in a long over due, different type of innovation. But before we explore the next phase of innovation, it’s worth reviewing the phase we are currently in. Technology firms now make up seven of the ten biggest companies in the world.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Today, CTOs are multi-taskers that aren’t just coders locked in some basement — they play a vital role in a tech company’s strategic plan and growth. Have an account? Zach Cutler , The Cutler Group.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

As a CEO of a technological startup, I often need to find trustworthy information as quickly as possible. Wikipedia isn’t the most reliable source in the world, but it’s good enough to get a brief overview. And he is not afraid to take bold bets on new technologies and business models. 4- Wikipedia. Photo Credit: Tomek Mlodzki.

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Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs

Genuine VC

Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). All of these above changes aren’t just due to market inefficiencies (like the supply side), but are truly marked changed that are intensifying.