Remove 2006 Remove EC2 Remove Google Remove S3
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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

.&# They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. They then launched processing capabilities (EC2) and we startups suddenly didn’t need to buy production servers. Not Google. These funds were active back in 2006 when I was raising money for my second company. Not Microsoft.

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

Both Sides of the Table

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 Google turned YouTube into one of the most valuable future Internet properties. The Past (1985-2002).