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

Both Sides of the Table

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

Both Sides of the Table

1) has escaped the attention of the major Internet companies, which are better run than ever before; (2) is capable of being launched and proven out for ~$5M, the typical seed plus series A investment; and. (3) We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. billion less than 5 years after it was created.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. Right near Microsoft’s campus in Seattle, Thinkspace is a cool coworking spot for startups.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Hearpreneur

We are ready to go national with expansion deals already in place in Seattle and San Francisco. 10 – Unique Social Network. Our company is unique in taking an industry that has had very little innovation and created a scalable business model that leverages technology. We are able to do that because: 1.

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What coworking spaces can do for you, your company, and your community

The Next Web

Adam Benzion is the founder of Entirely —a Seattle startup focused on social innovation, keen on connecting more people in more places to create special things together. . My office at WeWork in Seattle is cool, energizing and complete. Your day is finally here.

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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Here in Boston the same dynamic as Silicon Valley has been afoot… at least in the software/internet sphere, the majority of startups have migrated from the suburban loop of Rt 128 back into the urban core of Boston & Cambridge. So why are software & internet startups more urban today than 5-10 years ago?