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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. link] leehower.

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BoardSpring- A New Effort Promoting Board Governance Best Practices in Venture-Backed Companies

Pascal's View

” BoardSpring, set up under a holding company called Shipyard Venture Partners LLC, so far comprises Collins and a part-time graduate student. Collins is financing the project out-of-pocket. He plans a formal rollout this summer. Collins launched the venture arm of Thomson Corp.,

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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.