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Reflections On 2016: John Greathouse, Investor, Professor at UC Santa Barbara

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What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year? John Greathouse: I have nothing earth shattering to report, as I think most folks are plugged into the trends that matter. That said, I did enjoy this talk by a16z's Peter Levine regarding the future of cloud computing.

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Dell Technologies Goes Public About $100M Venture Capital Arm

Xconomy

Called Dell Technologies Capital, the investment arm plans to provide funding to about 20 startups this year, Scott Darling, president of group, told Bloomberg , which first reported the news this morning.

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Startups Need the Right Team Mindset to Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

This starts with always assigning people on the front line with the responsibility to solve problems, not just report them. The good news is that the steps to change, as outlined above, are not rocket science. They apply to any business, but every startup better lead with these: Prepare your team to always say “yes”. Marty Zwilling.

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7 Keys to Startup Survival in Today’s Now Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

This starts with always assigning people on the front line with the responsibility to solve problems, not just report them. The good news is that the steps to change, as outlined above, are not rocket science. They apply to any business, but every startup better lead with these: Prepare your team to always say “Yes”. Marty Zwilling.

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Why Online / Offline Mobile Integration is Going to be a Huge Business

Both Sides of the Table

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Two big themes have emerged in my head in the past 3 years: offline / online integration and mobile computing. So here’s my news for you: People still want telephone calls!

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Girls in STEM and Cyber Security Among Top Startups at Eureka Park 2018

Tech.Co

With computer science jobs predicted to increase by 22 percent by 2020 according to the U.S. In a report by the National Student Clearinghouse only 18 percent of women graduated with a science degree in 2014. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , where are these women to fill these positions?