raif’s random rants…

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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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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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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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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