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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What types of things might happen in 2012, as opposed to needing another 3-5 years to come to fruition. That aside, here are ten areas I think you'll see some interesting things happening in 2012. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. Startups are like families.

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

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So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Right now people seem to be angling more around November 2012. Creative destruction will continue to create opportunities for people who understand the deflationary economics of the Internet. Why is that?

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

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We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. FourSquare obviously brings up a lot of interesting commercial opportunities. It isn’t new stuff.

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Wavemaker Impact announces first close of debut fund at $13m

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Choo Heng Tong, the Executive Vice President for New Ventures and Innovation, EDB, said delivering sustainability goals is now more pressing as it also presents an opportunity for collaboration across the ecosystem to build and scale climate tech ventures.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

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Philippe Gluntz, President of France Angels , was honoured as the 2012 EBAN Angel of the Year, while the Finnish Business Angel Network ( FiBAN ) was recognized as Business Angel Network of 2012. After formal presentations, I had an opportunity to meet many of the fine teams there at a casual BBQ.

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The Product Manager asterisk

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A fintech and music collaboration might not seem that obvious, but the music economy remains one of the most under-tapped (and under-innovated) opportunities that remains out there. Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy. Decentralized insect farming, anyone?

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