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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

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By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. Of course not. Where David is Totally Right.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

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You do a startup and decide you want somebody to step in and run the company so you can focus on technical excellence. Nah, of course not. What results must you have in order to raise venture capital or garner good press coverage that helps drive customer acquisition (and also more funding!)? They fund people with no customers.

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Why We Can’t Let Luddites Ruin Global Trade

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It’s a term most of you know as being somebody who is backward or uninterested in learning new technology. They thought factories were a threat to custom assembly of products and ultimately to the agrarian way of life (as more people were moving to urban environments). Actually, the Luddites were worse than this.

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