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Sam Huleatt's Blog on Media, Technology & Startups
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Is the Economy in a Moment of Peak Clarity? - 2 days ago
Regular readers of this blog know that I think Peter Thiel is a genius. Peter’s talk at last year’s Singularity Summit [watch it here ] is a classic and I was psyched to see Ben Casnocha quote him back in September: On the Internet boom, Thiel... Topics: ben casnocha, financial crisis, general motors, google, peter thiel, sequoia, singularity, stocks, Tech'nomics, techmeme, Venture Capital
Network with 350 Venture Capitalists in NYC For FREE - 3 days ago
I ran into this posting on Craigslist and figured it might be an opportunity New York based entrepreneurs or students might want to take advantage of: YoungStartup Ventures will be hosting the 2008 Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit on... Topics: conferences, Venture Capital, venture capital conference, youngstartup ventures
Is it Time to Get Emotional Over Software? - 3 days ago
“Welcome. You’ve Got Mail!” When Gmail first launched, it was superior to AOL email in every way but one. I ultimately converted to Gmail because of its superior functionality: I’d never need to delete another email and I could view threaded... Topics: Brands and Marketing, dave perry, emotional connections, interface, mmog, Social Media, startups, TED, video games
Do Table Manners Matter More Than IQ? - 5 days ago
This past weekend while at Johns Hopkins for alumni council meetings I heard a lecture by highly esteemed Professor and Author, Dr. P.M. Forni . Dr. Forni studies and assesses the significance of civility, manners and politeness in contemporary society.. Topics: choose civility, civility, dr. PM forni, Great Thinkers, iq, johns hopkins university, social skills
Betaworks Investment Philosophy - 6 days ago
[Our investment in Stocktwits ] fits squarely in one of the two main areas that comprise our network - those applications or services that take unstructured data and structure it, in a way that provides value to a user, advertiser or publisher (or all... Topics: andy weissman, betaworks, data, howard lindzon, Social Media, stocktwits




















