January 2012
8 posts
The 5th Annual Unofficial SXSW Schedule →
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1.7 million jobs and counting
Sometimes we forget just how big the events industry is and the impact it has on our economy. I pulled this report out of my little file just as a reminder of things.
US Meetings Are A $263 Billion Industry
What do you think has happened in the events industry in the past year? Do you think the events industry has grown or has it gotten smaller?
December 2011
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November 2011
10 posts
bijan sabet: When big companies kill internal... →
bijan:
All big companies kill internal projects and products
Microsoft killed off Courier. Cisco killed Flip. HP isn’t doing anything with WebOS. RIM hasn’t dropped playbook but I’m guessing they should/will
And google seems to be doing a lot of this. In recent memory google has nuked google wave,…
October 2011
10 posts
“Codecademy originally started off with a batch of lessons created in-house, but...”
– yes!
Codecademy Raises $2.5 Million To Teach You How To Code | TechCrunch
(via fred-wilson)
BRYCE DOT VC: Acqihire Heaven →
brycedotvc:
Back in 2005 PG wrote a prophetic (or obvious) essay titled Hiring is Obsolete. The name says it all, but the theme revolves around the following quote:
Often big companies buy startups before they’re profitable. Obviously in such cases they’re not after revenues. What they want is the…
“Anyone familiar with Professor Christensen’s work will quickly recognize the...”
– Steve Jobs Solved the Innovators Dilemma (via brycedotvc)
September 2011
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