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05.08.08Value of Social Responsibility in the US: $530 billion
TrendsJerry Lao is today's contributing writer. He's an aspiring entrepreneur, about to graduate from UC Berkeley. He sure has more to say than I did. Impacted catchphrase Recently, I’ve noticed the media has been maniacally throwing around the catchphrase, “social responsibility,” as if it were the solution to an impending apocalypse. A recent keyword search on Digg.com for social responsibility garnered 69 pages of results; Google returned a little over 20 million results. The media has inadvertently – or stupidly – jumbled a bunch of ideas on ...
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05.07.08Starting Up With No Handlebars
StartupI heard this song Handlebars (by Flobots) a few weeks ago, but I just came across it again online. This song can mean whatever you interpret it as. However, it begins with a childhood dream that they could do anything you want. It starts with easy concepts such as riding a bike and writing in comic books. Then, as a teenager, one starts thinking he can change the world, and starts thinking about important career moves. However, as the "do anything you want" mentality continues, factors such as politics, social responsibility and power start playing in....
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05.05.08Why I Like Silicon Valley
StartupSilicon Valley is the place to be for technology companies. More importantly, it is a great place for startups and new ventures. Many places in the world have tried to replicate the what we have in the Bay Area, but not as successful. The reason I like Bay Area is its community. 1. Community drives excitement. When you get a bunch of similar people together, it is naturally motivates them to get excited about common interests. One example is through the rise of technology blogging. Blogging, whether one is praising ...
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05.03.08Twitter Invasion from @Loiclemeur and @Scobleizer
Web 2.0Loic Le Meur and Robert Scoble are invading my twitter ;) I guess no one else is online at 11pm on a Saturday evening. I like how Dave drops in too.
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05.01.08Entrepreneur, Age, and Schooling
TrendsAs I'm about to graduate from college, I'm feeling more and more behind in this whole Silicon Valley startup rush. It seems like every other entrepreneur are in their 20s nowadays. A good number of them are also dropouts of college or grad school. Ever wonder what the real numbers and statistics are? Kauffman Foundation just released its findings on technology startup founders and their backgrounds. Below is a graph depicting the age at which people started their first company. The median age is at 39. It does seem ...
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Writer: Jeff Wang. I am currently a student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Computer Science. Most posts will be dedicated to young entreprenuers.
My previous work experience include Microsoft and TechCrunch. I am an aspiring entrepreneur.
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