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

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

One new incentive is the falling transaction costs and barriers to entry for entrepreneurs of every age. Six out of 10 Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase. Business-startup rates in America increased the most in the Midwest and South.

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Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer

Startup Professionals Musings

One new incentive is the falling transaction costs and barriers to entry for entrepreneurs of every age. Half of the Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, an 88 percent growth from the previous year. Business-startup rates in America increased the most in the Midwest and South.

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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups

Both Sides of the Table

But one theme in pervasive in all my thinking about investing in Internet-based companies: Deflationary economics. And it’s something I think you ought to consider when building your Internet businesses. But eventually low-cost new entrants came into the market offering most of our features at 10% the costs.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Today we’re online 3.1

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig. Before discussing the merits of low rakes versus high rakes, let us first take a look at current examples of different rakes across the Internet. The table above shows estimated rakes for several online businesses as a percentage of GMS.

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