Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. Yet the development of these advanced technologies is now being driven by commercial interests, not the Defense Department. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities.
Start Up Blog
APRIL 28, 2011
This has flipped with the rise of social facilitation. BRIC nations especially are innovating and creating new technology platforms, while the west holds onto fossil fuel era. GEO-locating is the juncture that makes technology connections “real”. They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya.
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Austin Startup
MARCH 10, 2010
But the technology is clunky and laborious; I know my eyes started to glaze over pretty quickly. – Would love to see revenue/business models re-enter the social media conversation. Is Technology Weakening Interpersonal Relationships? There is simply too much to do and too many places to be at once.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 3, 2013
It isn’t simply that when a leader in the US calls off negotiations with Iran he puts it on Twitter or when a leader from Iran rebuffs that Tweet publicly that a signal is created but it is the unseen. Nick – the incredibly visionary behind the company and our technology. Social Media Tech Market Analysis'
Reid Hoffman
OCTOBER 6, 2018
The fundamental lesson we need to learn from our history is not that we should halt or reverse innovation, but rather that we need to evolve new technology and its interface with society. The Challenge of Social Media. Today, that emerging communications medium is social media.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 10, 2011
Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly Or just the sheer power of people being able to self organize as they have done in Egypt, Iran or Tunisia. It is a must have if you’re building a technology product these days. It is the town hall. It is “ Speakers’ Corner.”
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
It turned him instantly from an education technology expert--his day job is as VP of Growth at Course Hero--into a leading voice for how to move forward. So first of all, what a testament to social media and its power to reach- Tomas Pueyo : Huge. You have a day job here in Silicon Valley at an education technology company.
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