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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

One of the reasons I started investing in the blockchain space 4 years ago was the rush I got learning about the tech at my first bitcoin conference – akin to the chills I got when I first logged into the Internet in 1994, when I was deeply passionate about more equal access to education.

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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

One of the reasons I started investing in the blockchain space 4 years ago was the rush I got learning about the tech at my first bitcoin conference – akin to the chills I got when I first logged into the Internet in 1994, when I was deeply passionate about more equal access to education.

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Why Small Community Lenders Have Your Back

Up and Running

The Association of Enterprise Opportunities , a national organization that advocates for micro business development, states that roughly 8,000 business loan requests are declined each weekday in the United States. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are one type of community lender. You are now a statistic.

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3 Ways Technology Is Changing Small Business Lending

YoungUpstarts

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. The Internet has also transformed banking for small business owners, particularly when it comes time to apply for business loans and other financing products. by Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

I learned from her that even if finances are an issue, it's worth taking risks if you know your idea would change the market. As early as 1994, he had guessed that the Internet would be the next boom, and people would prefer to buy things online in the future. Photo Credit: Monika Nowaczyk. 14- Arianna Huffington.

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Head, Heart, and Hands: 3 Essentials for Startup Success

Up and Running

And when Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994, many people had never even heard of something called the internet. When you’re ready to start a business, you’ll need to think about registering your business’s legal structure , doing market research , finding office space if you need it, developing a website for an online business—and more!

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A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

We expect that the financing scene in 2017 will look very similar to 2016. Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). Of course, upcoming IPOs like Snapchat will bring some added excitement to the industry.