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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups. So I think the hardest role to fill in a startup is a Product Management role. Distribution.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

The Internet and World Wide Web themselves emerged from open protocols (HTTP, HTML, SMTP, etc) that allowed businesses, individuals and governments to put information online that was accessible to the masses and then to build applications on top of this infrastructure to the benefit of the masses.

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