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Venture Again: June 2007
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Sunday, June 24, 2007. The Prius Has Gone Mainstream. There have been many indications building up over the last year or so, but it is now clear to me that the Prius has gone thoroughly mainstream. Toyota announced recently that they have now sold over 1,000,000. Toyota made the move last year to broaden the Prius technology into other models. And branded the system Hybrid Synergy Drive. To move i...
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Venture Again: October 2006
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Monday, October 23, 2006. Sales 'aint got nothing on Uncle Sam. I believe most people's political philosophy can largely be ascertained by knowing which form of bureaucracy they believe to be less stultifying and corrupt: the corporate or the governmental. Aint got nothing on Uncle Sam. In case you missed it, the Bush administration has announced a slight. Posted by Justin Label @ 10:15 PM. Again"...
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Venture Again: Rate of Change
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Tuesday, November 28, 2006. But in the late seventies he decided to switch fields because, as he put it, "the rate of change. In semiconductors was so much higher than in any other field.". In just the past few weeks I have met with public policy wonks, disk drive manufacturing experts. To this emerging trend. I certainly understand that changing gears like this is never easy. Of disruptive indust...
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Venture Again: May 2007
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Saturday, May 19, 2007. Carbon Credits and Israeli Daycare. I apologize to my loyal reader. For a long absence. But really, Who Has Time For This? Produced an hour on workplace ethics. And toward the end of the show discussed the unusual behavior that can result from mixing ethical and economic incentives. The show discussed the oft-cited study. Might the small but growing handful of consumers who...
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Venture Again: Sausage, Laws and Prop 87
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Friday, November 03, 2006. Sausage, Laws and Prop 87. Gathered in the town chapel. Thirty-three million gathering over optical scanning machines will always be imperfect. Going forward, but that's a different blog post.). Prop 87 is pretty simple. It charges companies a fee to extract oil from the ground in California, and it uses the funds generated to support alternative energy research in C...
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Venture Again: Carbon Credits and Israeli Daycare
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Saturday, May 19, 2007. Carbon Credits and Israeli Daycare. I apologize to my loyal reader. For a long absence. But really, Who Has Time For This? Produced an hour on workplace ethics. And toward the end of the show discussed the unusual behavior that can result from mixing ethical and economic incentives. The show discussed the oft-cited study. Might the small but growing handful of consumers who...
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Venture Again: November 2006
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Tuesday, November 28, 2006. But in the late seventies he decided to switch fields because, as he put it, "the rate of change. In semiconductors was so much higher than in any other field.". In just the past few weeks I have met with public policy wonks, disk drive manufacturing experts. To this emerging trend. I certainly understand that changing gears like this is never easy. Of disruptive indust...
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Venture Again: 80 MPG Diesel Engine
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Tuesday, December 26, 2006. 80 MPG Diesel Engine. One fascinating branch of cleantech. Innovation is the drive to create substantially more efficient personal transportation. Of course, the Prius, with its branded Hybrid Synergy Drive. Is a marketing breakthrough. But there are a number of other exciting approaches out there as well, from cleaner diesel engines. Or even 169 mpg. But amidst all thi...
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Venture Again: The Prius Has Gone Mainstream
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Sunday, June 24, 2007. The Prius Has Gone Mainstream. There have been many indications building up over the last year or so, but it is now clear to me that the Prius has gone thoroughly mainstream. Toyota announced recently that they have now sold over 1,000,000. Toyota made the move last year to broaden the Prius technology into other models. And branded the system Hybrid Synergy Drive. To move i...
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Venture Again: The Miracle of Efficient Lighting
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One VC's comments: mostly on Cleantech, with occasional digressions into the Internet, politics and society. Wednesday, December 20, 2006. The Miracle of Efficient Lighting. My partner David Cowan has blogged on why he celebrates Hanukkah. Even as an atheist. He also takes the opportunity to draw some analogies between the biblical story and lessons of entrepreneurship applicable today. Posted by Justin Label @ 12:53 PM. Links to this post. Links to this post:. Menlo Park, California, United States.
