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2020 Technology and Startup Predictions from the Experts
No one can predict the future, but it’s so fun to try! An annual rite of passage in Silicon Valley is taking the last week of December to post predictions for the coming year. These observations are often directionally informative and highlight the patterns the smartest folks are paying attention to. Below
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Great Summer Internship For An NYC Startup Fanatic
I have recently been volunteering time with NYCEDC (New York City’s Innovation Hub) on a forthcoming project called NYC Venture Connect. NYCEDC and Mayor Bloomberg
Slate Interview with Victor Niederhoffer
Slate Magazine has a great interview with Victor Niederhoffer based on an upcoming book by Kathryn Schultz, titled, Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of
Startups and The Magic Number Seven
Keith Rabois really knows his stuff and I find his answers on Quora to be some of the best, especially when it comes to early
Groupon’s Growth Made Possible by Facebook
Groupon.com now sports a lofty $1.5B valuation. Techcrunch had a great analysis of Groupon last week, dissecting the site’s revenues, traffic and potential. While there are
Social Gestures: The Rise of Sharing In Public
A new pattern is emerging on the social web: what I call the public social gesture. For a bit of explanation, a social gestures is
Are Facebook Likes The New Currency of the Web?
A week ago I was in San Francisco for F8 and I’m glad I was. Several months earlier I wrote about the impending “Facebook gold