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

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). And so it goes with social networking.

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Social Networking and Business Value

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Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. And I talk about women.

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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

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Even when I’m not the one being sued I find myself being dragged into deposition after deposition and my blog (along with all my emails) are being served as evidence. Nobody talks about this publicly because the fights are too personal so people don’t blog about them. Lawsuits are becoming so prevalent these days.

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Why Your Startup is More Likely to Succeed if You’re Authentic and Passionate

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We’ve gotten to the point where after the film The Social Network and now with our own ironic HBO drama “Silicon Valley,” (makes it sound like writing a algorithm can easily net you $10 million without trying) one might think starting a company is a bit like the gold rush where riches flow to you with ease.

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The Toxic Nature of Email

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I haven’t written a blog post in a week. It has also coincided with the kickoff of our Launchpad LA educational series which has taken some of my time. It has also coincided with the kickoff of our Launchpad LA educational series which has taken some of my time. Social networks exacerbate the problem.

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Why Most Online Video Companies Will Fail

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I’m not an investor but truthfully I love Upworthy and its goal is distributing content with a social mission to educate people on complex social issues. Online video companies need to know how to get social followings insider & outside of YouTube. I was seeing the video because I had previously liked Upworthy.

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