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The next phase of innovation

Start Up Blog

This can be done through products, services, methods, processes, business models or governance. . Only one of which, was on the list in 1999 – that being Microsoft. Gov funded social networks: Social networks which are Gov funded, but open-source so we can build and iterate it and avoid surveillance capitalism.

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

What is the future of Pay-Per-View/Video-on-Demand (PPV and VOD)? Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1 billion dollar business this year to $5 billion by 2012, taking market share away from DVD retailers and intensifying the carriers' ambition to bid for the best (and first run) titles. Has the U.S.

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network. I feel incredibly lucky, to work with an extraordinary group of individuals who are passionate about innovation (in all forms, in business models, funding structures and technology) AND I get to meet inspiring, brilliant entrepreneurs every day. Now, the present.

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App is Crap (why Apple is bad for your health)

Both Sides of the Table

App is one step forward, two steps back – In 1999 I launched my first company, BuildOnline, a SaaS-based (back then we were ASP’s) content management platform for large-scale engineering and construction projects. Apple is a channel, not a business model – I see too many companies that are building iPhone App companies.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: Akamai

Seeing Both Sides

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. The first year of revenue (1999) was $4 million – a remarkable achievement.

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Economic Moats: Who Has Them? And How Do You Get One?

ConversionXL

The concept of “economic moats” came from a 1999 Fortune article by Warren Buffett: The key to investing is [.] An effective moat doesn’t require Amazon’s distribution network or Microsoft’s monopolistic software strategy. An aspiring entrant would need to build a network of railways to compete independently. Image source ).

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Web as platform

BeyondVC

I have shared many of these thoughts in earlier posts like " The web-based platform " last October and " Web-based businesses circa 2004." " Web 1999/2000. Business Models. In other words, these business models are quite capital efficient. Critical Mass. GoToMarket Philosophy.

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