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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

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One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. What areas are going to change? What areas need to be disrupted?

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

Both Sides of the Table

I had been reading Brad Feld’s blog & Fred Wilson’s blog for a couple of years and found them very helpful to my thinking so I honestly just thought I was giving back to the community. So you developed a product for the mommy community? Blog to your community. I use WordPress. Blog on that topic.

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A tale of two cities: Bewildered by the city government's continued cluelessness on NYC's innovation scene

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On top of that, since First Round did it's first Open Hours in NYC last year, a number of firms have followed suit and simply opened their doors wide open to entrepreneurs who wanted to come in and pitch. What's really unfortunate is that, each week, community members run tons of high quality events where entrepreneurs connect and learn.

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How VC Fundraising Favors White Men

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Clearly he assumed that he was using some kind of username, and that it was a gang reference of some sort--like, "Young Blood" as in the bloods and the crips or something to that affect. Another thing that skews the process is the lack of accessibility of many partner-level VCs, especially to diverse communities. Look, I get it.

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

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Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Immigration law Q&A, finding your problem, why a16z pitched Deel

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Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. including H-1B visas, pathways for international student founders, what to do if you weren’t selected in the green card lottery, and information for members of the Ukrainian IT community who’ve been impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion.