The roots of bust 2.0

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Mark Pincus, co-founder and CEO of Tribe Networks mentions the situation wherein he was close to signing a deal with Mayfield one of Silicon Valley's most prized venture partners, and people wanted to invest in his company. Too much money is being invested in retread companies that may never ever be successful.

Financial management, Venture Capital Companies, Miscellaneous Intermediation, Computer and Data Processing Services, Investors, not elsewhere classified, Finance, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Company investment, Investments, Company financing

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Segway's breakdown: inventor Dean Kamen promised that his superscooter would change the world. Then reality hit -- hard

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Inventor Dean Kamen envisioned a huge market for his two-wheeled superscooter, the Segway Human Transporter. But so far, the product has not caught on in the marketplace, and Sedway L.L.C. apparently faces a problematic future.

Product information, Marketing procedures, Innovations, Marketing, Company marketing practices, Two wheeled vehicles, Scooters, Kamen, Dean, Segway L.L.C.

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Leader of the free world: how Linus Torvalds became benevolent dictator of Planet Linux, the biggest collaborative project in history

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Linux Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, is profiled. The impact and future potential of open source software are discussed.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Economic aspects, Forecasts and trends, Cover Story, Interview, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Market trend/market analysis, Personalities, Torvalds, Linus, Open source software, Linux (Operating system)

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