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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

I spent a chunk of my career as a product manager in search (Shopping.com, GLG, Ask.com, AOL and Google) so I find this particularly interesting. 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.

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Why SWOT Analysis Belongs in Your Business Plan

Up and Running

I believe in it because the SWOT phase was vital to my planning process as I grew Palo Alto Software from zero to over $5 million in annual sales. If you’re holding regular business plan review meetings , SWOT analysis is a good framework for thinking through how you need to adjust your business strategy to meet your goals.

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The True Costs Of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This presents a chicken-and-egg question: are people with mental health issues more likely to become entrepreneurs, or are entrepreneurs more likely to develop issues due to their lifestyles? Ditto with lead management and scheduling – emailing back-and-forth is as gratifying as watching a mopey zoo lion pace to and fro in a cage.

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Paris, November 1998. The phone rings - it was the staffing manager: "Philippe, come in my office, your life is gonna change!". I guessed the measuring spoon was not used diligently.

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Organization That Failed to Innovate – Avoid Their Fate

ReadWriteStart

Sharing the stories of organizational failure due to a lack of enterprise innovation can create a sense of urgency in employees and make them understand the stakes. Blockbuster is a classic example of how complacent management can lead to a business’s downfall. Let’s dive into these stories. Blockbuster.

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

Both Sides of the Table

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features. If you don’t manage what is said about you in social networks it could be detrimental. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Dallas Startup Happy Hour Tomorrow

The Startup Lawyer

Gabriella is co-founder and managing partner of Tech Wildcatters, a Dallas-based seed accelerator. She co-founded an aircraft scheduling software company in 1998 that ended in a profitable exit. Gabriella went on to work for Morgan Stanley in private wealth management. Joey Pomerenke, Startup Weekend.

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