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

Both Sides of the Table

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. FourSquare obviously brings up a lot of interesting commercial opportunities. Social Chaos Will Create New Business Opportunities: Sprout Social, CoTweet, awe.sm, LocalResponse.

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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

Historically, many Black students (more so Black male students), are influenced by sports as a vehicle to higher education and not necessarily the institutions recognized for technological prowess. Despite having great grades and graduating with honors, I was completely unaware of how valuable an Ivy League education could be.

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Three self limiting beliefs holding back your inner entrepreneur

NZ Entrepreneur

All the more reason to start your entrepreneurial journey by investing your time, not your money, on a smaller or less risky opportunity that you can manage right now. Hmmm – good thing the world’s dreamers, inventors, makers and entrepreneurs didn’t start using this excuse 2, 20, 200 or 2000 years ago then!

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. In 2000, Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr founded StubHub , a secondary ticket exchange marketplace. The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007.

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

David Teten VC

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Podcasts have emerged as a major new category in media/entertainment/news/education etc. Ad-buying opportunities within podcasts have historically been manual and limited, not unlike the process of purchasing web ads pre-2000.

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25 Lessons In 25 Years: Tips for Success from a Self-Made Beauty Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In my company, we focus on three “uniques”: Education and expertise. When Opportunity Knocks, Scrutinize It. Everyone loves opportunity. That’s why every time an opportunity arises, I ask myself a list of specific questions in order to fully think through it. Will this opportunity make us better?