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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet. It preceded the WWW but then become the onramp to the Internet for newbies. When Time Warner & AOL merged it was widely feared that this would be a monopoly that would control the Internet. For a nanosecond Rupert Murdoch seemed like the smartest guy on the Internet.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low.

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We Were Right – Just a Decade Early

Feld Thoughts

We were all investing in Internet-related stuff at the end of the 1990s. Jerry and Fred had one of the most successful VC funds during this time period until the Internet bubble burst and blew us all up for a while. As time passes, the line has shifted to “We were right – just fifteen years early.”

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April 4-Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO

David Teten

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

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New Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Our Business Engine

Startup Professionals Musings

His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Dahl served as co-head of healthcare investment banking in North America at Credit Suisse First Boston. Stefanova was a Senior Manager at IBM, Global Business Services, specializing in post-merger integration and change management in the financial services and technology industry in Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA).

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Entrepreneurs Can Revitalize The Image Of Business

Startup Professionals Musings

His focus is on America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.