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Virtual worlds – then, now and next

VC Cafe

The first major economic transactions in virtual worlds started around 2007 when the City of Amsterdam inside Second Life was sold for $50,000 or when someone bought a unique elf on World of Warcraft for $9,500. Designer Sandy Liang—the downtown darling known for her “clout fleece”—held an extremely exclusive pop-up sale.

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Cracking The Code: "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About.

Cracking the Code

10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" unveiled at the Bessemer Annual Cloud CEO Conference. Unveiling of the "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product Design" The best rated session of the day was the presentation by Jason Putorti on product design. Tuesday, May 25, 2010. "10

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The 12 Strangest Celebrity Businesses

YoungUpstarts

Venus Williams’ interior design. But you might be surprised to know she also owns an interior design company. The company is now licensed and legal and Williams no longer calls herself a certified designer, but does offer at least a meet-and-greet with each client. It made sense when Williams started a line of tennis clothing.

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Meet Our Newest Portfolio Company, Airbnb

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia met at the Rhode Island School of Design and became roommates in San Francisco in 2007. A prominent design conference was coming to town and the nearby hotels were sold out. Talk about a business with humble roots.