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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. Cellphone penetration in the U.S.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. exceeds 80 percent of all mobile phone owners, and these generate more data from their non-phone functions than voice.

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Explaining FNAC: Feature, Not a Company

Both Sides of the Table

We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. Even if group texting can be a really useful feature set, it’s hard for that to remain an independent, financially viable business because Facebook, Google, Apple and Skype see it as an important feature of their broader businesses.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). We all have one-click purchase power (Apple, Google, Amazon, eBay). The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. The iPhone was released.

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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5

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6 Trends Generate Huge Data And Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. Smartphone penetration in the U.S.

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Can Startups Surf The Huge Information Tidal Wave?

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3

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