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Interesting basis for re-thinking business models
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First Steps Towards Post scarcity: or Why the Current Financial Crisis is the End of the World As We Know It (And Why You Should Feel Fine)
PHOTO: Investor see, founder do.
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There are so many interesting dimensions to this brief interaction between two people: Their relation to one another, their focus, their current position in life, their point of views, etc. etc. … Fascinating!
Investor se…
When in doubt, just do good stuff
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“Just do good stuff” - amazing how easy it is to forget when forging a new startup.
I found truth in a cup of yogurt today.I was fortunate to have breakfast with my friend and collaborator Ryan Jacoby today, and he reminded…
Solvate is simple outsourcing for startups
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This sounds very useful - especially for small project/startups with repetitive tasks (perhaps like the PA in 4 Hour Work Week). I wonder if this works in practice and what kind of tasks you can outsource this way.
We like t…
When you’re raising money, the competition isn’t the competition
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A really good thing to keep in mind when doing the rounds and pitching, pitching, pitching, and pitching
Simeon Simeonov:
“You have to understand that you are not competing with an abstract notion of what a good investment…
Speed and Tempo: Fearless decision making for start-ups
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The “fact based vs. faith based decisions” is very crucial - i.e. make your decisions quickly and based on the facts
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This column …
TEDTalks : Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology - Pranav Mistry (2009)
At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics
University of Washington researchers are developing a contact lens with embedded microelectronics for overlaying graphics on the real world that could provide a compelling augmented reality experience. (Source: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18146-contact-lenses-to-get-builtin-virtual-graphics.html)
TEDTalks : Unveiling the “Sixth Sense,” game-changing wearable tech - Pattie Maes / Pranav Mistry (2009)
This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.
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