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

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

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When Troy and Lady Gaga were introduced the market had been in a free fall from the financial crisis of 2007-09 and Troy had had some setbacks professionally while Lady Gaga was sleeping on her grandmother’s couch in West Virginia, having just been dropped by Def Jam Records. She was disruptive. Same with Gaga.

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

The other day I wrote a post about the lack of Enterprise Software disruption coming out of NYC —and a lot of people responded that I wasn’t citing Buddy Media. 6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network.

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

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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. I’m long Mobile.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

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After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). They sold in December 2007, but he started selling Quigo in 2004. Part 2/3 of Interview: Mike Joins Quigo as CEO, Sells it to Aol for $340 Million [ Minutes: 13 – 30 ]. Judged his instincts, and felt it was Quigo’s time.

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Rad Power Bikes raises $150 million as electric bike sales boom

TechCrunch

Electric bike sales boomed in 2020, a phenomenon driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it delivered consumers’ daily lives. The company, which was founded in 2007, initially was a low-volume custom bike builder. Now, Rad Power Bikes is reaping those rewards and using them to double its workforce and scale globally.