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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. Richard De Silva is based in Menlo Park with three other partners, there and 5 partners in Boston. They aggregate other people’s content and curate it into categories. How did you get into VC? (9:30 9:30 – 11:30). 16:35-19:35).

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. So, if you think about how a large company can innovate, they could build, they could buy, they could partner, they could license. which we call problem curation. “Is Innovators are not entrepreneurs.

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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. This allowed followers to be able to “curate&# their newsfeed with people that they found interesting. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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26 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. I have been self-employed since 2002. 10- Bringing in a partner. From trading in classic BIC pens for gold ones, to curating beautiful furnishings, each detail of my space serves an intentional purpose.

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Out of the Crisis #16: Robert Schooley on why we weren't prepared, long-term thinking, and how to make decisions for the greater good.

Startup Lessons Learned

I ran the group from 1995 through 2002, which was an incredibly exciting period of time, during which time the so-called cocktails developed. I have a brilliant partner named Natasha Martin who doesn't actually use modeling. So we've gotten to a plan using mathematical modeling.