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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud.

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Content World Turned Upside Down

SoCal Tech Calendar

From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, platform games, film, television and even software have seen the sales of physical media such as DVDs plummet. Speakers: Richard Berger, Sr.

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Content World Turned Upside Down

SoCal Tech Calendar

From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, platform games, film, television and even software have seen the sales of physical media such as DVDs plummet.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud.

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Why Amazon Is the Undisputed E-Commerce Growth Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. Recently, I saw some help in that regard in a new book, “ Think Like Amazon ,” by John Rossman, a former top executive at Amazon.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend ? .” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 dot-com bonanza. Secrets of Sand Hill Road.

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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data will be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

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