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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

Many of the most talented entrepreneurs and engineers left India to study and then work in the US and Canada. This dynamic is truly accelerating the learning curve in India. And the timing is right for domestic opportunities, as the population is rapidly connecting to the Internet and increasing its purchasing power.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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Google’s recent troubles give an insight into how much and why privacy matters

The Equity Kicker

I agree with that, they are becoming no different to other large vertically integrated service providers like Facebook and Apple. Danny’s main point is interesting, but it is his description of Google’s recent problems and the government and public response to them which I am going to focus on today.

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

3 Internet Tools To Market Your Books Better and Faster – [link]. Good question: Where are the ‘vertical’ social media specialists? Interview with a crowdSPRING Designer – 12 Questions: Meet Jeff Quigley (Canada) – [link]. Government Continues To Embrace Crowdsourcing – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

3 Internet Tools To Market Your Books Better and Faster – [link]. Good question: Where are the ‘vertical’ social media specialists? Interview with a crowdSPRING Designer – 12 Questions: Meet Jeff Quigley (Canada) – [link]. Government Continues To Embrace Crowdsourcing – [link].

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Founded in 2014, the fund has built the most recognized brand focused on leading female-run opportunities in internet and software startups. As the third U.S.

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

abovethecrowd.com

In November of 2015, I posted a tweet that declared Benchmark was interested in discovering Internet healthcare investments. So if Internet and mobile technologies can be used to change real estate or transportation, why not healthcare? You couldn’t increase wages, and that was mandated by the government.