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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

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

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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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How to Raise First Dollars in a Difficult Market: The Venture Perspective

TechCrunch

It’s a vital question, and it’s why we’ve invited three investors — who we think know their stuff — to share their insight and advice on the TechCrunch+ stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt is back in person on October 18-20 i n San Francisco. Early action equals bigger savings.

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2012, Girls Who Code launched, teaching girls computer programming. Taking her vintage clothing eBay store to the next level, Sophia Amorusa, the founder of Nasty Gal , scaled her fashion company to Inc’s 2012 list of fastest growing companies. Boys outnumbered girls by a wide margin. Katrina Lake / Stitch Fix.

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Apeel bites into another $250M funding round, at a $2B valuation, to accelerate fresh food supply chains

TechCrunch

With the new funding, Apeel has now raised over $635 million since the company was founded in 2012. (where approximately 40% of food is wasted ), the U.K. and Europe. Prior to this round, the company brought in $250 million in Series D funding in May 2020.