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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. More Accessible Innovation Resources for All. What areas are going to change?

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. 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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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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U.S.-based “iThrone” Wins Global Competition at Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards

American Entrepreneurship

American innovator addresses hygienic sanitation for those living in poverty Seven years ago, Fundación MAPFRE, a global non-profit created by MAPFRE, launched the inaugural Social Innovation Awards in partnership with IE University. This year’s competition held in Madrid Spain yielded U.S.-based The post U.S.-based

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

I think I’m an innovator myself, but I know I’m not an opinion leader. Both products were innovative leaders. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. Invested Interests.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. 10 signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. The future of the Internet is video. Production costs have fallen more than 90%.

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

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So Fox ludicrously set up a quasi internal innovation center called Slingshot Labs. The goal was to create innovations outside of MySpace and then MySpace would acquire them at pre-agreed prices based on how well they performed. This was Politburo-style innovation and was laughable. Enter Facebook.