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After social networks, what next? | Media | guardian.co.ukIn digital media , as in fortune-telling, the future is pretty much treated as part of the present. "What is the next big thing?" is a question everyone who works with the internet asks continually. But after several years of boom, the question of what comes after social platforms is no longer ...
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Will Shanghai become the Silicon Valley of “green revolution?” | VentureBeatWill Shanghai become the Silicon Valley of “green revolution?” October 23, 2009 | Matt Marshall | View comments Comments | First Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and now the Obama administration, are fretting that China might overtake the U.S. as the leader in green innovation. And ...
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Soros to pour $1B into clean energy technology | VentureBeatSoros to pour $1B into clean energy technology October 12, 2009 | Camille Ricketts | View comments Comments | George Soros, famed currency speculator and Democratic party-backer, announced during a speech (aptly in Denmark, where Copenhagen will host the largest climate summit in years ...
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Is Cleantech the Next Boom (or Bubble?) -- Seeking AlphaJudging by the reaction to recent IPO A123 Systems ( AONE ) [ Sep 24: A123 Systems - Hype or Hope? ] there certainly can be a case made that 'cleantech' has a chance to be one of the bubbles the Federal Reserve creates next. I am not so sure in terms of job creation (solar is now dominated by ...
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Growth Times » How does Canada Compete with the U.S. for Immigrant Tech Entrepreneurs?A great post today by Suzanne Dingwall Williams of Venture Law Associates LLP in Toronto , regarding the recent considerations by the U.S. to increase the number of H1B visas for skilled foreign workers, apparently thanks to a push by venture capitalists. The stats she quotes are startling: ...
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Growth Times » Should You Focus on Revenue or on Raising Money? (and the Case for a VC-Management Consultant Hybrid)Varun Mathur , the Techvibes Community Manager, who I just learnt is based in Toronto (I look forward to meeting you, Varun), made an excellent point yesterday in his Techvibes post on What Separates 37signals And Twitter ? For all the talk about “getting to revenue” as fast as possible, ...
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China Or the United States — Who Will Be the Silicon Valley of Clean-Tech? | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.comChina Or the United States — Who Will Be the Silicon Valley of Clean-Tech? Published on August 21st, 2009 by Nick Nigro The fight for leadership in clean-tech is underway. The next decade will prove pivotal in determining where the Silicon Valley of clean-tech will reside. While the U.S. ...
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How to finance a green-tech revolutionIf you're looking to bankroll a green-business revolution, boring old banks and the government are looking just as effective as flashy venture capitalists. Tech investors from Silicon Valley to Shanghai are betting billions of dollars on breakthrough green technologies, with many hoping to ...
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Is the U.S. missing the boat on green tech? | Green Tech - CNET NewsIs the U.S. missing the boat on green tech? The United States risks missing the business opportunity posed by moving to low-carbon energy, two prominent business leaders argued in an editorial aimed at policy makers. General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt and venture capitalist John Doerr of ...
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Global Warming Activists vs. Clean Tech Capitalists: Are we really on the same side? | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.comGlobal Warming Activists vs. Clean Tech Capitalists: Are we really on the same side? Most environmental business blogs seem to have glossed right over coverage of Greenpeace’s rather untraditional message to President Obama on Mount Rushmore two weeks ago, though a quarter-page photo in the ...
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