Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
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?
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
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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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
So when the market started showing good signs (iPhone, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, stock market growth) it was happy days again. Risks of these two factors to the stock market. Stock market declines would bring back dog days of VC. Maybe the stock market drop will bring some clarity to congress. It’s your job.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
Unemployment coupled with a stock market drop will stop this spending cold IMHO. If these factors impact earnings the stock market may be headed South – If unemployment rises housing prices won’t. This will likely cause the stock market to contract. If the stock market holds then the pace of VC may hold steady.
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
So let’s take stock: What do we offer? We are the most active Twitter country in the world (measured by tweets per account) and the third most socially networked. The company has a checkered past, but it was the first corporation in history to issue stock in exchange for capital. Not in my view. Serious talent.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
Mark Jeffrey - Q: “Is it more traditional to do your ESOP (employee stock option plan) before or after your angel or Series A funding?&# I talked about the need to have a restricted stock plan for your earliest employees. The downside is that people need to buy their stock. This is minutes 8-11. Tough, but true.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.
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