May 2012
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The Valley's Newest VC: Justin Bieber →
Bieber has acquired everything: fame, fortune and networks. He recently turned 18 and is looking for a new challenge. Instead of spending his fortune on blow and alcohol, Bieber has decided to follow the route of other celebrities, that being investing in hot startups. Celebrities are no different than other investors, who have concluded that investing in tech is a gold mine.
With stakes in...
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Samwers clone Quora: Never! →
Quora connects you to everything you want to know about; that is the quoted tagline. It helps you mine and archive answers for all questions and topics of interest. If I maybe bold, it takes WikiAnswers to a new level, with a sharper, more business social media approach. Their startup has peaked the interest of renown investors such as Peter Thiel, who brought in his share during the Series B...
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WatchThis Concept Plane Gets Better Gas Mileage Than Your Car
Synergy is an aircraft that aims to change the way ordinary families travel. The creators have already started working on the small plane, but they’ve put the project up on Kickstarter to gain more funding for this round of production.
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Why Nikola Tesla Was The Greatest Geek That Ever... →
When we think of geeks, we usually think of Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates etc. But beyond the recent present there is a name that we now but not always remember - Nikola Tesla. Sometimes considered the father of the electrical age, Tesla had pioneered inventions ahead of most people’s imaginations. For example: Marconi the winner of the noble prize for physics for...
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Data centers that save energy →
Google uses a very small portion of global electricity. In an independent report, Stanford consulting professor Jonathan Koomey estimated that data centers use between 1.1% and 1.5% of global electricity (Growth in data center energy use 2005-2010). From Google’s own accounting, they have concluded that Google’s data centers use about 1% of Koomey’s worldwide data center...
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Resisting Knowledge Centralization
The internet...
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For a Future-Friendly Web | Mobilism 2012
The web isn’t what it was 10 years ago, and it wont be the same in the next 5 years. It is evolving, much like a organism with an active neural network. It’s evolution comes from programmers and content artists, who design their framework for the changing needs of their audience. But what strategy should they follow? Is an app always necessary to derive mobility? How much should they...
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Six Degrees of Student Debt →
A generation crippled by payback terms; where education is secondary and payback is primary. This thought sounds depressing, but is very real. Student debt has surpassed $1 trillion and the average lifetime to payback has changed dramatically.
Back in 1993, only 45% of students borrowed loans for school. Today, that number has reached 94%. The average debt hovers around $24,000, with 10% owing...
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A preacher, 500 startups, and a dream to change it... →
Dave McClure represents that egregious class of geeks whose success makes a suit consider the so-called “hoodie” path. Beyond founding 500 Startups and Geeks On A Plane, Dave has gone on a bender, trying to discover entrepreneurs in different corners of the world, bringing their emerging talents to the forefront.
Heading Paypal’s marketing in the 2000s, McClure was later given...
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WatchGoogle’s self-driving car approved for testing
A prototype of a self-driving car made by Google is seen on roads in Nevada after the first such license was issued in the US under new laws for autonomous-vehicle development. Other car manufacturers have indicated a desire to test and develop the technology in Nevada.
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Zuckerberg Stake Post IPO Greater than 10,000... →
Zuckerberg has come a long way since his Harvard days of writing the source code for the largest social network in the world. Controlling over 1/8th of the world’s online experience, Zuckerberg sits tall as the CEO of the largest social network. Now Zuckerberg is part of an elite club that sits next to the president at the White House, discussing national strategies.
While “The...
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WatchWhat is an IPO?
With hot tech firms going public, not every decision is smart. Groupon’s performance has been dismal and LinkedIn has not fared so well. Everyone is looking to Facebook to be the next big IPO in 2012. It is important to be cognizant about the factors to consider during an IPO. For example, did you know it takes 6 - 9 months to list on an exchange? Or that it costs a company...
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WatchHow Big Data Can Fuel Bigger Growth
In the right hands and handled strategically, the massive amounts of information companies collect today can become a valuable new asset. Players seeking additional organic revenue streams should consider tapping their data trove to power a new information services growth engine. In this Accenture High Performance Business Podcast, hear how big data – the...
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