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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

But two years after Google came to the fore in 1998, Google became the number one search engine and “Googling” has become synonymous with web search. In the early days of the web, companies like AltaVista, Excite, WebCrawler and others competed in becoming the search engine of choice.

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

Both Sides of the Table

consumer companies were enhanced because they coincided with hardware that allowed us to capture more content instantly – namely images and video. Twitter seems to have become a bit allergic to third-party developers (or maybe vice-versa). In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft.

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

The Business of Software. Software Development. After that, Ill finish the article by saying a few things about the specific challenges of hiring software developers. For small independent software vendors (ISVs), my rule is: Dont fill a position until after the need for that position is painfully clear.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

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Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So

Ben's Blog

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. Companies that produce little value today might still receive high valuations due to high growth expectations. The open source movement dramatically reduced the cost and improved the quality of systems software.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! No name for a company transforms the idea into one of the world's most admired brands. I reviewed 50,000 words that Bezos wrote in a shareholder letters over time. I analyzed all the, all of the letters, put them through software tools. Duct Tape Transcript.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. Mr. Parekh started his career at Goldman Sachs, developing the firm’s equities business in the Middle East, with high net worth family offices and sovereign wealth funds. He has been granted two software patents, and has multiple patents pending.