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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs. The implications of the propriety vision were not good.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

Pre-revenue software, internet, mobile and telecom deals. BELLE Capital (Michigan). The distribution of groups in the survey includes a relatively representative sampling of angel groups across the US and Canada. For the first time, we asked for data from specific business sectors, as follows: All pre-revenue deals. Clean Tech.

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The Role Venture Capital is Playing in Online Schooling (Guest Post)

VC Cafe

Coursera makes college courses from elite universities, including Princeton University and the University of Michigan , available online for free. Now, with the Internet and wireless networking more available than ever, it has become much cheaper to build integrated technologies and easier to attract students or schools.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Internet/Online Only. Distribution. Internet/Digital Media. Finance/Accounting. Business Development. Marketing/Communications/PR. Production/Printing/Manufacturing. Operations. Companys Focus. Association Publishing. B2B Publishing. City & Regional Publishing. Electronic Data Publisher.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Faulted for Michigan Oil Spill.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. -

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Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a top ten business program year-in year-out and love to pretend to brag about it. Not so much because of the chump change we made (my distribution partner and I), but more so because of the invaluable lessons learned in the process. All he needs is his laptop and internet connection.