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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What types of things might happen in 2012, as opposed to needing another 3-5 years to come to fruition. That aside, here are ten areas I think you'll see some interesting things happening in 2012. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. I don’t try to optimize for who might be a great investment opportunity or somebody that I really “should know.” I find no better way to get a feeling for local communities than to sit with a group of early-stage entrepreneurs and talking about the local scene.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush. 55 Washington Street.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

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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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. Philippe Gluntz, President of France Angels , was honoured as the 2012 EBAN Angel of the Year, while the Finnish Business Angel Network ( FiBAN ) was recognized as Business Angel Network of 2012.

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Lessons from a bipartisan economic triumph, 10 years later

Revolution

Washington needs to help the nation’s entrepreneurial community stay ahead of our increasingly aggressive global competitors. Third, Washington needs to expand the opportunities people have to invest in companies before they go public. Much as they disagreed on certain topics, there was real common ground.

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Living the Roller Coaster Life: How I Transformed Turbulence into Triumph

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I quickly realized after joining a Forum that EO wasn’t just there to help you get rich but to support the complete entrepreneur, from wealth creation to emotional support, community, and education. EO exists to move the world forward by unlocking the full potential of entrepreneurs like me, and I’m grateful for that opportunity.

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