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Making the Internet Smarter at Helping Us

Both Sides of the Table

The Internet has a problem. I like his tagline a lot, “Hunch personalized the Internet.&# I want Lunch or Hunch or whoever is going to solve this problem to hurry up and sack the incumbents and spill the blood of the outdated, crappy UGC Internet. Recommendation Slicing. It’s one you know well. That sounds right.

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The Internet Might Kill Us All

Steve Blank

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. I’ve followed them with a few observations about the Internet that may help frame the scope of the debate. The Internet May Liberate Us. The Internet May Kill Us.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. That approach doesn’t work anymore. In most industries, manufacturing is no longer a core competence of the U.S.

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[Infographic] Countries That Hate The Internet

YoungUpstarts

Some countries hate the Internet. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that some countries are fearful of the power of the Internet to harness people power that may lead to the overthrow in the “natural” order of things.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

There are 5 senses, and we still can’t experience 3 of them on the internet – so we must complete the connection / transaction off line…. The internet is trying to mimic the real world. The internet is in every second pocket. They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. GENERATION D (Digital).

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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

Both Sides of the Table

Object Communications (now often called “the Internet of Things”). 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. I stated that Twitter provided.

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5 Due Diligence Tips Before You Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The Internet has just made it easier and faster for vultures to feed on investors tempted by the possibility of an “inside deal.” Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. Avoid “insider deals.” Someone you don’t know promises you an “inside” deal.