Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

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. We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. It simply hasn’t played out in history. Laughable now.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

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JULY 29, 2010

We told the horror story of the company that originally owned the URL groupon.com and lost it due to not having a trademark. In the era of social networking if you can’t figure out how to get intro’d to me you probably aren’t cut out to be an entrepreneur. Tough, but true.

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

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.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343