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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

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.&# This is a direct result of innovation around the iPhone / mobile computing, Facebook / Social Networks and Twitter (as distinct from Social Networks). To understand this in great detail see this very important blog post by Henry Blodget on the unemployment rate in the US and its impact on the recovery.

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Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s

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Unfortunately my wife reads my blog and she’d log in and add comments to dispel this rumor (she keeps me honest. I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. In fact, they were recently bought by a publicly traded company called Ditech Networks).

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Edition #18: Shazia Mustafa

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Community of Cultivators is a blog series we created to introduce you to coworking game changers and connectors. Likewise hosting regular supper clubs and events here at Third Door has really fostered a sense of community amongst members and my wider network. What is one piece of advice you give everyone that works with and/or for you?

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Circularity Tales: from organic waste to alternative proteins

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At Impact Hub Global Network, mainstreaming circularity across our programs and local hubs is a central priority in our mission to support better businesses for a better future. To end this conversation on a good note, please share with us your ultimate advice on circularity practices that any venture could implement as well!

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

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. 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 ). And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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The Bad Advice Diverse Founders are Given Around Fundraising

This is going to be BIG.

This blog post is not about debating if "enough" diverse founders get funding--whatever that might mean. When Chantel asked investors for $3mm for her seed round back in 2010, people stood up and took notice. Everyone says they fund people in their network. Sure, people fund their Harvard buddies.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. They wanted advice. Even tech blogs know this.

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