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Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech

TechCrunch

Nor is distributed computing a new concept: it’s the basis of a lot of peer-to-peer architectures such as those devised early on by the likes of BitTorrent, and it’s equally something that has been taken up by the blockchain community. 6 investors on 2021’s mobile gaming trends and opportunities.

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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

TechCrunch

Yet we found that tech execs appear just as unprepared for C-suite transitions as their peers in other sectors. Tech firms generally are younger than other companies of a similar size, which partly explains why the median age of S&P 500 companies plunged to 33 years in 2018 from 85 years in 2000, according to McKinsey & Co.

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How will you ride the next wave?

Berkonomics

We move boarding passes, coupons and more off paper and into the digital world. With 7 billion people on the planet today, there are more than 6 billion mobile subscriptions, up from just 720 million in 2000. We read increasingly using our digital devices. We compute using our smartphones and tablets. We take courses on-line.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

The reality is that cryptocurrencies can be both and can be liberating and corrupting at the same time. So I’m going to try and do a single sitting riff of how I’ve viewed the topic as I’ve watched the cheerleaders & naysayers from the sidelines. It’s pretty tough to have a view on cryptocurrency if you don’t have a history of currency.