Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. The lesson was learned over 30 years in Silicon Valley: you create ecosystems where third-parties can innovate and thrive and you become the legitimate center of it all and can tax the system later.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 6, 2021
Who better to move our world forward toward greater sustainability than today’s greatest innovators? . I think within EO and especially the EO Accelerator program, we have lots of smart entrepreneurs and innovative companies to inspire you. He founded AmberMedia in 2002. Find your own way. There is no right or wrong.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2010
We know that you’re done a great job in telling us why your product is really innovative and cool – now we’re just trying to convince ourselves whether there is a real market out there for it and if there is whether you’re going to win. Turns out it’s how innovation tends to work – in parallel.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
DECEMBER 29, 2021
As Albert says in his post : It is difficult to overstate how big an innovation this is. It reminds me of the early days of web2 in 2001/2002/2003, when we started USV. We went from not being able to do something at all to having a first working version. Again to be clear, I am not saying this will solve all problems.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. So Fox ludicrously set up a quasi internal innovation center called Slingshot Labs. This was Politburo-style innovation and was laughable. Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. The Present Era.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2011
In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. Opportunities in vertical search exist where the sources of data are somewhat hidden and can be unlocked and displayed in an innovative manner. The idea was right but the timing was early and required a pivot into being a software company.
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