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AUGUST 29, 2012

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. 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. I agree with him. Is that a real trend?

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APRIL 23, 2011

He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. Do you think a multi-channel distribution strategy is important to guard against unforeseen changes? (51:30

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’m not looking to invest there – I’m looking to understand the trends, the people, the innovation, the regions and how China can become an integral part of any of my portfolio companies as they scale. Were their consultants? In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’m not looking to invest there – I’m looking to understand the trends, the people, the innovation, the regions and how China can become an integral part of any of my portfolio companies as they scale. Were their consultants? In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. It just so happened that the consultant they hired to chose a software vendor worked for a company that had owned one of our competitors. In the corporate world this strategy is flawed.

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