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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. 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 ). In May 2007 there were fears that Google was becoming a monopoly. provides you.

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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

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When Revolution Growth first invested in Sweetgreen in 2013, the whisperings of food and wellness were present but sparse, and the bulk of lunchtime options focused more on convenience than ingredients. something that sounds obvious today but was rare circa 2007.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing. Enter the famous Sequoia “RIP Good Times” presentation and Ron Conway’s publicly leaked emails calling for big slashes in burn rates.

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Do Less. More.

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There are too many deals to look at, too many seed funds or angels asking you to look at deals and weekly “demo days” with manicured and monocultural presentations crafted by experienced story tellers to help even the mundane idea sound like it will. For investors life is no different.

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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%). You need to be very present in these periods of time. I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned.

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

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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 ). Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. The Present Era. In May 2007 there were fears that Google was becoming a monopoly.

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4 Lessons learned from building a sustainable business model

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The even bigger issue to making home automation ubiquitous is cost: Since 2000, the cost of homes has outpaced household income in all but the years 2007–2012. I like this definition because it honours the fact that for something to be sustainable it must also be presently viable. 4 Lessons learned on my sustainability journey.