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Notes from the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium

March 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments

A few weeks ago, I attended the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium.
It was a very thought provoking and educational day. I have below my detailed notes from the sessions I attended. But before moving on to those I’d like to synthesize some of my key takeaways:

There is no silver bullet to the climate change/energy crisis problem. [...]

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Tags: cleantech · climate change · politics · tech · venture capital

my man crush on my game theory prof thanks to chris anderson

March 8th, 2008 · Comments Off

as you may have already seen it, Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and author of The Long Tail, recently wrote an article titled “Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business” . it’s an interesting read… it’s in support of his new book coming out in 2009, titled “FREE” … for those who [...]

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Tags: tech · venture capital

vc tshirts – hilarious

February 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off

hilarious website… these t-shirts and many others like them are actually available for sale at $100 each… check’em out at vcwear.com…

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shrink a market

February 12th, 2008 · Comments Off

outstanding post from josh kopelman (vc from firstround) on disruptive business models – ones that shrink their markets…
 http://redeye.firstround.com/2006/04/shrink_a_market.html

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Tags: venture capital