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13 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

1- Digital nomadism Photo Credit: Andre Oentoro The future of entrepreneurship may involve more decentralized teams and digital nomads– which can lead to new business models and opportunities. I believe we'll see generations of accidental entrepreneurs who run successful businesses simply by pursuing their interests.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

– there have also been some major breakthroughs on Bitcoin’s native layer 2 scaling solution, the Lightning Network. Lightning is a network of bi-directional payment channels that allows for instant settlement between parties and routing of payments over a TOR-like p2p network settled in units of bitcoin.

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Special: 72 Israeli Companies Exhibit at the 2010 Mobile World Congress

VC Cafe

4G/ LTE (Long Term Evolution) -the fourth generation of networks, enabling faster downloading in 4G phones (100 megabit per second compared to today’s 21 megabit/sec in 3G phones). Allot Service Gateway solutions for mobile broadband are compliant with 3G, 4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Santa Clara University shares their demand dividend structure. . Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Typical business model.

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

" We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position. Growth generated by market demand and sales can be very complex.  If the market demand ramps quickly enough there isn't enough time to consider much else.

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Five Questions With Adam Davidson (New Yorker Journalist, Planet Money Cofounder & Generally Smart Person)

Hunter Walker

They have different business models, different companies, different creators, etc. Quality long-form audio was an obscure business a decade or, certainly, two decades ago. They are like quality TV, requiring highly skilled production staff and a business model that can reward that level of effort.

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Do Movies Even Matter Anymore?

Growthink Blog

The movie business of today is all "pre-sold" IP. What is the future of Pay-Per-View/Video-on-Demand (PPV and VOD)? Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1 Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of us will ever know (see his biography below). Toy Story 3?