Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. 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 ). We have been using social networks for 25+ years.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

I love the energy of sharing ideas in a coherent flow on topics for which I’m passionate. This Saturday morning I’ll be giving the keynote presentation on “ The Future of Social Networking.&# (unfortunately they didn’t give this event it’s own URL so this link should only work until the day of the event.)

CalTech 222

CalTech Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital 222

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I guess “social&# is just soooo last year. I recently gave talks at Caltech & Stanford. In my view almost all ideas are derivative.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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 ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. He knew he was an entrepreneur because he couldn’t stop thinking about ideas. On the east coast, the response is typically all the reasons why your idea is not going to work. Positive feedback feeds the idea.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2013

In the age of social networking, everyone has hundreds--even thousands--of connections online. But, to a business person, those connections and network are only good as the real life relationships they create.

Networking 178

Networking Startup Software eHarmony 178

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I ran Altavista from 2001 to 2002 in Europe, and came back to the states, doing a lot of consulting between the Dot Com crash and the beginning of social networking. If you look at just Caltech, UCLA, and USC, and you look at our population base, we''re pouring out more engineers than pretty much anywhere.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231