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The Changing Venture Landscape

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In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” We live in a hostile world and it’s now a tech-enabled hostile world.

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What Everyone Should Take Away from Twitter’s 8% Staff Reductions

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I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. We have an entire generation of startup founders who don’t have muscle memory from getting their burn rates back into shape from 2008/09 or 2001-2005. Others will follow.

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Gateway to Asia’s Tech Frontier: Hong Kong Science Park Sparks Innovation with Top Startups & Cutting-Edge Ventures

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The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) stands as a beacon of innovation in the heart of Hong Kong, driving the region towards a future fueled by technology and entrepreneurship.

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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

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I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, It’s why when I used Quora I instantly felt like it was the most innovative UX I had seen in years.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. As a technologist he felt the US was “ground zero&# for technology innovation. The world had just gone into crisis and I was in a period of reflection reminiscent of September 2001. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.

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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

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But more damning is that LegalZoom decided to open its next big center of innovation in Austin, Texas, along with 600 new jobs and a $21 million office purchase according to this article. We can continue to innovate in LA or watch our jobs and our engineers move up North. Thousands of jobs. Startup Advice'

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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This lasted from about 2001-2004. Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001. I’ve already started the business modeling.

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