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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What areas need to be disrupted? 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. What areas are going to change? Reader beware.). Open Government.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. June 5th, 2012. It had eight gigabytes of storage. It connected via firewire, not USB. And it made Apple tons of money. Invested Interests. Power Pitches.

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

Both Sides of the Table

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. Right now people seem to be angling more around November 2012. US TV advertising is $60 billion in its own right.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. 10 signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry. Dana Settle (Greycroft) & I had led the first round of investment in the company in 2010 and we were looking for smart media investors to join us as investors in the company. The Future of the Digital Living Room.

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The Fundamentals of Talking "Exit Strategy" with Investors

Dream It

Around 2012, Google made a large number of acquisitions of smaller companies, but years later those companies were shuttered or open-sourced, and the pace of acquisitions fell. Companies like Google are making acquisitions when they need to fill a critical gap in technology and see an opportunity (i.e. This is risky.

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Year in review: Best of 2012

Tomasz Tunguz

It’s all thanks to you, bold entrepreneurs and intrepid founders who continue to chase big ideas, tackle challenging problems, dare to dream of disruption and innovation - and provide an unending supply of inspiration. Thank you all for making 2012 a memorable year. Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012. I hope you enjoy it.