Neil Postman, until his death in 2003, a well accepted Communication- and Mediatheorist at New York University has published back in 1985 his book “Amusing Ourselves to Death”. The following talk of “Technology and Society” handels the discussion of  “How to remain saint in a furious speeded up technological society?”

What is the problem to which a particular technology is a solution?
Who’s problem is it? Who will benefit from a technology and who will pay for it?
Suppose we solve this decisively problem, what new problems may be created by solved the …

Steve Jurvetson -(Draper Fisher Jurvetson)

Looking for: Passionate enterpreneurs with unique ideas and the plan and desire to change the world
“Why does a startup and vc firms exist?”
Economy development has no meaningful influence to the development of Technology (as Moores Law)
Exponential vs. linear presentation
Artificial evolution – Daniel Hillis
“The next 20 years of technology change will be equivalent to the last 100 years.” Ray Kurzweil ->Shorter Forecats Horizons, Perpetual future shock
“The Future is primarly driven by unpredictable events” Nassim Nicolas Taleb
“If everyone thinks your idea is good – its propably not a …

Randy Komisar -( Kleiner Perkins )
“Social Web was the first time I felt old” 57.30

Startups Plan A most times fail – better take a plan B!
Measure, experiment, reinvent yourself.
Define the problem. Collect analogs and antilogs. Correctly define leaps of fate – they help you focus.
Escelation of commitment – remeasure the dashboard regularly
Flexible rethink/extend ideas to the big idea based on remeasurements
Core Element: Failures are not personalized in th valley. Excepting failures -> enabling innovation.
Get ask your customers + collect contextual information come to your decision.
Get Investment: Proove that it works. …