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6 months ago
in Best Wishes for 2009 on Fred Brunel
I wrote a similar post here (to sum up what was up in 2008) :
http://blog.iweb.com/en/2008/12/revolutions-cri...
http://blog.iweb.com/en/2008/12/revolutions-cri...
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Fred Brunel
Just read it, it's a very good wrap up of 2008. You're absolutely right, the Internet is still the most exciting technology around. The amount of services and innovations that grew on top of it is absolutely fantastic.
6 months ago
in http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/01/thoughts-on-re.html on A VC
re: Asia
you should definetely have a look at Asia, esp. South Korea, China, Japan, and South-East Asia
Asia is where the growth is, especially for the Internet. Did you know that 8 of the top 20 "most connected" countries are now in Asia. I wrote a blog post about this from collected stats http://blog.iweb.com/en/2008/12/the-exponential...
you should definetely have a look at Asia, esp. South Korea, China, Japan, and South-East Asia
Asia is where the growth is, especially for the Internet. Did you know that 8 of the top 20 "most connected" countries are now in Asia. I wrote a blog post about this from collected stats http://blog.iweb.com/en/2008/12/the-exponential...
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fredwilson
yes, i know that. i blogged about that too a while back. internet use in asia is going to soon be bigger than the rest of the world!
6 months ago
in louisgray.com: 10 Predictions for 2009 In the World of Tech on louisgray.com
1. Twitter will introduce plans for businesses wanting a presence (pages, management of followers, stats)
2. Wave after wave of phones supporting Android, none of them as good as the iPhone but collectively a better offer for consumers
3. Microsoft buys a major stake in Facebook for very cheap
4. Yahoo fails, Yahoo Japan becomes independent
5. omnipresence of facebook, every platform out there supports Facebook Connect. It's the new Yahoo
6. SAI bought by new york times
2. Wave after wave of phones supporting Android, none of them as good as the iPhone but collectively a better offer for consumers
3. Microsoft buys a major stake in Facebook for very cheap
4. Yahoo fails, Yahoo Japan becomes independent
5. omnipresence of facebook, every platform out there supports Facebook Connect. It's the new Yahoo
6. SAI bought by new york times
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Louis Gray
I like your predictions, especially 1-4. I think #6 is unlikely, as
Blodget and SAI clearly dislike the NYT and look like they want it to
fail.
Blodget and SAI clearly dislike the NYT and look like they want it to
fail.
6 months ago
in Google Is Looking to Run Native Code on the Web on Fred Brunel
it would mean you could use the CPU to do things like user-generated movies :-) but having access at the same time to the web.
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Fred Brunel
Well, we'll see how it can be used and what kind of API they provide. I've seen Quake running in the samples, so I guess there is a sort of "framebuffer" API.
We're also looking for a way to accelerate movie generation using the user CPU but it's not that easy. Even with a plugin there will be a lot of data to transfer to the client in order to render anything -- so for now, the best is to download an app.
We'll see what Google come up with.
We're also looking for a way to accelerate movie generation using the user CPU but it's not that easy. Even with a plugin there will be a lot of data to transfer to the client in order to render anything -- so for now, the best is to download an app.
We'll see what Google come up with.
8 months ago
in The Next President of the United States on Fred Brunel
so link to boston globe?? you linked to wikipedia
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Fred Brunel
The title is a link actually. I should make it more clear.
8 months ago
in Canadian entrepreneurs have to be more creative than relying exclusively on the US market. on StartupNorth
this seems to be unrelated, but also I think there should be more ways than just building on ads.
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Husein
Unrelated?
The credit crisis means less money, it means less "risk taking" cash in the system. Compound this a US and European economy compressing and consumer spending drying up and you have Startups that need to address burn rates. What is the quickest way to reduce burn, spend less, therefore merge complementing technologies than building them out yourself...this is creative given this is not the norm in the start-up world.
Being creative means thinking out of the box. It means looking at both the Revenue and Cost lines. Merger addresses the cost equation. Revenue is addressed simply by either charging for your service or giving it away and making money through affiliate/advertising relationship e.g Ryan Air. If European and North American consumers are slowing down spending, and you have a web based business targeting these consumers (who have PC/Internet at home) what do you do? Go to China and India where your service is not relevant or your medium (the PC) is second to mobile? More likely you will be better off becoming commercial sooner by using less cash.
Cheers,
The credit crisis means less money, it means less "risk taking" cash in the system. Compound this a US and European economy compressing and consumer spending drying up and you have Startups that need to address burn rates. What is the quickest way to reduce burn, spend less, therefore merge complementing technologies than building them out yourself...this is creative given this is not the norm in the start-up world.
Being creative means thinking out of the box. It means looking at both the Revenue and Cost lines. Merger addresses the cost equation. Revenue is addressed simply by either charging for your service or giving it away and making money through affiliate/advertising relationship e.g Ryan Air. If European and North American consumers are slowing down spending, and you have a web based business targeting these consumers (who have PC/Internet at home) what do you do? Go to China and India where your service is not relevant or your medium (the PC) is second to mobile? More likely you will be better off becoming commercial sooner by using less cash.
Cheers,
8 months ago
in MacBook & MacBook Pro on Fred Brunel
I didn't see one yet, but I dislike the black and aluminium color mix. I think the previous all grey look was classier
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Fred Brunel
I also find it "different" but as usual we'll get used to it.
I've always liked the MacBook keyboard and I glad it's now on the MacBook Pro as well.
I've always liked the MacBook keyboard and I glad it's now on the MacBook Pro as well.
8 months ago
in If You Can Type, You Can Make Movies on Fred Brunel
i find this awesome, congrats!
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Fred Brunel
Thanks Heri!
8 months ago
in The sky is falling, and so is your valuation on StartupNorth
i disagree, the sky is not falling. this post is more alarming than it should be, especially in the beginning. most canadian companies and banks have been conservative, compared to the US, and you can't just tell them to be even more conservative.
my 2 cents
my 2 cents
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Jevon
The idea that because our banks are stable we won't feel the punch is a fallacy. There has always been a tight squeeze on capital in Canada, and now it is going to get even tighter.
Perhaps you know something I don't, but I think we are in for some belt-tightening for at least a few years.
That said, the point of the post is that this is an opportunity for Canadian startups, which I cover at the bottom of the post.
Perhaps you know something I don't, but I think we are in for some belt-tightening for at least a few years.
That said, the point of the post is that this is an opportunity for Canadian startups, which I cover at the bottom of the post.
