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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

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By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. And Dropbox & Box.net in a Google, Microsoft, Apple world. Where David is Totally Right. And Twitter wouldn’t exist.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (3/11) – Ability to Pivot

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Google had no clue that they were going to make so much money in sponsored search. It was originally called Twttr and didn’t initially get rave reviews from TechCrunch or GigaOm. Geni.com beget Yammer. They are some of the most talented young technology entrepreneurs in LA. I could go on and on.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Yammer, Salesforce Chatter. Time will tell.

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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups

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Payment ready consumers (Amazon, iTunes, PayPal) and businesses (Google AdWords, Square). The new entrant keeps margins low but suddenly has a lot of profits due to large volumes of business. And then they decided they wanted to be the Internet retailer of computing services so they created Amazon Web Services. All deflationary.

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

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For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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