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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
I've been thinking a lot about what an innovation-friendly school looks like and have a few thoughts--and it doesn't just mean building labs or creating more flexible IP licensing schemes. More and more startups are getting built without relying on University research--because hard technology is rarely the barrier to innovation these days.
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OCTOBER 29, 2010
I’m often asked by people, “how do I get into VC?&# Well, I know 3-4 VC jobs that are publicly available. Or if you did something really interesting / innovative in a startup company. He heads their business development practice and they have been very active in incubating, investing in and helping grow LA startups.
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This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 25, 2013
I wanted someone who was experimenting with computer controlled LEDs as an art form to feel part of the community as well--which is why I started referring to it as the "Innovation Community". Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012. 33 Flatbush. The Batcave.
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AUGUST 29, 2012
And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. Not bad, hey? I agree with him.
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
This is the first of a series of posts this week on careers in innovation and startups--sort of a thought exercise for me on the topic for my talk at General Assembly at 8PM on 12/15. In the world of startups and innovation, it's even less clear. People have no idea what their options are, nor where those options can take them.
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JULY 10, 2012
Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum. I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. It’s clearly a complex topic without black-and-white answers.
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JULY 21, 2014
An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds. We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. It’s where the truly innovative separate themselves from the pack.
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