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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. The Past (1985-2002). The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet: AOL. It was an online community like CompuServe and eventually started offering people dial-up access to the Internet for a monthly fee. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

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26 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

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I have been self-employed since 2002. From trading in classic BIC pens for gold ones, to curating beautiful furnishings, each detail of my space serves an intentional purpose. If I get distracted when I should be writing, I disable my internet access so that I can only write and edit, but nothing else. Photo Credit: Zack Naylor.