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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. Calendaring.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

When I came out of college LA Law was one of the most popular shows on TV and made being a lawyer sexy, so most of my peers made that career choice. 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.

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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. Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. hours of TV / day.

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Dealing With Generational Change at VC Firms

Both Sides of the Table

And thankfully I had the support of my peers. And to Fred’s point that he and Brad want to do this for a long time: Yves is only 60 and over the last several years has gotten even more passionate about investing in disruptive technologies than I’ve seen before. We as an industry have seen this. ” And we did.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school. 1) Your school.

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Fintech startup Vise brings on Andrew Fong (formerly Dropbox) as CTO

TechCrunch

He actually started out as a site reliability engineer at Dropbox back in 2012, climbing the ranks to engineering director, and then senior director of Engineering – head of Infrastructure before becoming to vice president. In total, Vise has raised $63 million since launching on the TC Disrupt stage in 2019. ” asked Fong.

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Silicon Valley is a surprisingly clubby ecosystem: FC's Alex Mittal

FundersClub

’ It’s that line of thinking that leads people to create disruptive companies, to solve problems that were thought to be intractable. Being an effective founder means questioning current paradigms, asking ‘Is there a better way to do this—and am I the person to do it?’

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