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The Collaborative Web: Github is the New Flickr

This is going to be BIG.

Enter the collaborative web--where people get together to actively create, build things and solve problems. The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008. Need to find a collaborator?

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

The topic of the conference was “The Sharing Economy” and as I read many of the session title descriptions I realized that people would be talking more about “collaborative consumption” (think airbnb, taskrabbit, uber) than about why people are sharing more on Instragram & Snapchat. Collaboration.

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Setting Kids Up to Fail

This is going to be BIG.

You''re required to be a lot more entrepreneurial, which requires you to build your own networks in order to get customers and collaborators, since these functions won''t be under the roof of a big company anymore. It''s like when people ask me how to get into venture capital. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Teach 'Em to Tinker

This is going to be BIG.

The school might look more like a co-working space than a bunch of divided, closed off rooms--where you could spend more time getting your hands dirty by collaborating on projects versus getting lectured. Venture Capital & Technology' Staff would be there not to teach, but to help you learn.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA and Central PA-based venture capital partners win EDA grant to strengthen capital access for regional technology companies

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

In a significant boost to the venture capital landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the region is set to benefit from the establishment of the Keystone Innovation Fund II, thanks to a generous grant of $412,598 from the US Economic Development Administration’s ‘Build to Scale Capital Challenge.’

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The Business of Who Makes is Changing

This is going to be BIG.

GrabCAD helps CAD designers collaborate and leverage off of each other''s libraries. Venture Capital & Technology' Etsy is a marketplace for things you make. There are also places to deposit what you''ve built or designed--Thingaverse is a core component of the 3D printing ecosystem.

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Navigating the Deep Waters of Venture Capital: An Interview with Vadim Shpak, from Vickers Venture Partners

AsiaTechDaily

Register In the fast-paced world of venture capital, experience and expertise are the keys to success. With a foundation in engineering and an MBA from Cass Business School, he brings a distinctive perspective to the venture capital landscape. “Relationship building is pivotal in venture capital.