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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

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Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. What’s astonishing and few other than those who lived it as startups (I launched my second startup in this era) realize is how profound of an impact that rise of Amazon AWS (S3 & EC2) had on the startup market.

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Interview with Dale Quayle, FileTrek

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Dale's last firm, Integrien, was sold to VMware in 2010. We also have a web experience, and we host that on Amazon EC2. To address that, Los Angeles-based FileTrek (www.filetrek.com) announced a funding round for its cloud-based software for sharing enterprise and business files yesterday. What is FileTrek?

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). So … November 2010 and Facebook has 500 million users. Social Networking Will Split Into Layers. One of the most interesting trends in the last few years has been watching the Internet split into layers. Facebook Will Not be the Only Dominant Player.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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In the UC System alone in 2010, Southern California UC schools formed 49 startups, trumping the 22 started up north. Arguably the greatest research and development nexus in the United States rests in the area spanning San Diego to Los Angeles. Let’s compare.

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

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Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. I know in 2010 this doesn’t seem obvious to everybody but it’s my judgment. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). then bought GeoCities for $3.6