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  • October 2008

    • This Xoogler Might Be the Next Bill Gates

      Esquire  |  Oct 4, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      This Xoogler Might Be the Next Bill Gates

      (Newser) - In the past few years, Google has lost some serious firepower to the startup frontier, Luke Dittrich writes in Esquire . With self-styled Xooglers  providing the brain power not only for two dozen or so startups, but for the venture-capital firms that fund them, it’s likely “the next big thing to come out of Google won't come out of Google at all.” More »

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      Google  • YouTube  • Silicon Valley  • venture capital  • Esquire  • venture capitalists  • Gmail  • Internet startups

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  • November 2007

    • Investor Avoids 'Web 2.0' to Avoid Bust?

      All Things Digital  |  Nov 5, 07 2:55 PM CST

      Investor Avoids 'Web 2.0' to Avoid Bust?

      (Newser) - Today's launch of Web 2.0 Expo Berlin notwithstanding, there are hints that "second-generation" Web companies are losing appeal in the venture capital community -- or at least with prestigious Silicon Valley firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.  Digital Daily cites a KPCB partner who recently told a Silicon Valley journalist that he has "no interest in funding" such companies. More »

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      Internet  • Silicon Valley  • Web 2.0  • venture capital  • Internet startups

  • October 2007

    • Dot-Com Bubble 2.0 Sparks Fears of Another Bust

      New York Times  |  Oct 17, 07 12:31 PM CDT

      Dot-Com Bubble 2.0 Sparks Fears of Another Bust

      (Newser) - Remember the dot-com bubble, when companies' huge price tags were based on buzz instead of revenue? Here we go again. Facebook is a prime example: It's valued at as much as $15 billion—half as much as established Yahoo, though the search giant has 32 times the revenue. “There’s definitely a lot of betting going on, and it’s not rational,” one analyst says. More »

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      Silicon Valley  • venture capital  • Internet startups

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