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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem. Mobility really changes everything.

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Globalization

YoungUpstarts

Our traditional view of globalization, common for decades, was massive container ships conveying goods from distant manufacturing locations; and watching services, capital, and expertise flow from one from major established commercial and financial city or region to another. Global trade dipped in 2008.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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Increasingly it became difficult to tell any system integration company apart and there was a whole new breed of competitors in the market helping companies build Internet businesses. Andersen had lost its long-time CEO, George Shaheen, was hemorrhaging staff and wasn’t exactly known as being an Internet pioneer.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Original Problem Statement: How might we implement a ubiquitous secure global access to the internet in order to help circumvent censorship in authoritarian regimes? Final Problem Statement: How can we create an open, free Internet and maintain effective lines of communication in Taiwan in preparation for a potential invasion?

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! Or worse yet they may never get financed. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits! That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Have a cushion.

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The Rise Of Cloud Computing

YoungUpstarts

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) also received extensive coverage during the event, as companies highlighted the importance of ensuring that internet speed is able to keep up with data flow and media streaming on websites. Content Delivery Networks (CDN) Join the Fray. The Rise of the Mobile Cloud.

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