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

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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. The Past (1985-2002).

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. CEO Network – CEO’s from the portfolio companies are introduced to each other. What is ideal board structure? How to run a board meeting? and Half.com.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

Personally, I think it would be pretty awesome if all of the people who subscribe to my weekly newsletter could put $2000 towards supporting the early stage tech ecosystem in NYC. For new fund creation, you essentially have to already be tied into existing networks of capital. [scratches bald head]. and now croudfunding sites.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Klarna is apparently the first European board for legendary Sequoia partner, Michael Moritz. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. There are many VCs who have been made partner since 2000 and haven’t previously had an exit of their own. Your highs are super high.

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Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech

TechCrunch

Incredibuild , an Israeli startup that provides a way for organizations to implement distributed computing architecture to speed up the processing needed for intensive tasks like software development by tapping into a company’s network of idle CPUs, has picked up $140 million in funding. CloudBees raises $62M for its DevOps platform.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. What is the True Sentiment of VCs? This is how VCs feel.

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