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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

Both Sides of the Table

At GRP we sat out 2007 and much of 2008 for that reason and we’re now looking pretty smart for doing so. It basically boils down to: educate, entertain, have a dialog, don’t be boring and don’t sit on large panels (doh!). We picked up activity aggressively in 2009. And finally, one non VC topic.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

When I first got into the industry it was 2007. I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one.

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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. It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here are some of the fifteen tactics that industry leaders, Nobel Laureates, and disruptive upstarts have used to build mutual prosperity for shareholders, the planet and the local community. With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China.

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A Crypto-Trading Uber Driver and a Billionaire's Spat over Candy - On The Importance of Sticking to Your Strategy

Tomasz Tunguz

They said as much on page 6 of Berkshire’s 2007 shareholder letter. The speculators believe great investments develop competitive advantage through innovation, disruption and displacement. The investors advocate competitive advantage prevents disruption and displacement. They speculate and bet on disruption to win.

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5 Steps for Launching an Online Business in 2021

StartupNation

This is the largest increase in new businesses since 2007. Based on our website traffic at Teknicks, we’ve seen increased interest in startup educational information on franchising, app creation, blogging, SEO, Google analytics, website creation and other web-based inquiries related to starting a business online.

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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. The firm was founded in 2007 by Goldman Sachs professionals and manages $400 million across multiple funds.

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