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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

There is a unique window of opportunity today for a new 3D Creation Engine (aka game engine) to revolutionize the way we create games, film, virtual worlds, and simulations. Ultimately, these engine unbundling approaches are market wedges to find soft spots where a new creation tool can provide 10x improvement over incumbents.

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

Both Sides of the Table

During the 2004 election he was accused of having made up material facts from his service in the Vietnam War in an election against somebody who didn’t serve in a war. You wasted that opportunity with that journalist and that journal. Off message press is a wasted opportunity. That, or incumbents. What a shame.&#.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

One obvious solution to this list of issues and opportunities is to leverage technology to better serve the needs of the customer. From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. Service Level – Do your doctors ask you for feedback? Do they conduct surveys? Do they measure waiting time?

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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech

TechCrunch

NVCA-Pitchbook data on acquisitions and IPOs back up the sentiment of founders when it comes to likely exit opportunities. Some might argue that acquisitions are more dominant today because of the anti-competitive motivations of current tech incumbents. since before the dawn of the modern venture capital industry.”