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HOT TOPICS
- The Accelerator Conundrum
- The Startup Velocity Question
- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
- Capitalism 2.0
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Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 6)
Raj now provides some insight on his time with Epinions, and then sets up the transition into the Entrepreneur-in-Residence program. We begin discussing the EIR program at a high level to prepare for more specific and detailed discussions. SM: Was the move to Epinions the right move for you? RV: With Epinions I felt that
Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 5)
Here Raj details some of his lessons learned with @Home, and then discusses his transition to Epinions.com. SM: How long did you work with @Home? RV: Well, about 3.5 years into my time with @Home, it was “grown” rather than “rapidly growing”. The merger with Excite was complete, and the 30-person company I’d joined now
Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 4)
Like many PhD students, Raj left prior to completing the degree because he found a passion to pursue. In this case, that was the Internet. His first venture was with @Home, the company striving to bring hi-speed broadband internet access to residential areas. Raj details some of that experience, including some key differences between the
Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 3)
Raj initially began his time at the University of Washington as a PhD student in their computer science department. He credits this environment as his first real encounter of the entrepreneurial or startup culture. This is also in the timeframe when the Internet began to pick up steam. SM: What was that like, being a
Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 2)
In this next segment, Raj discusses his school career. He again claims to be the recipient of good fortune and a bit of luck in terms of getting unique student jobs and positions which helped him develop his technical skills. SM: What was your experience like at UC Berkeley? RV: While I was at Cal,
Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 1)
Raj Vaswani is currently the Chief Technology Officer with Silver Spring Networks. Equally as important and interesting for my audience is that he also has completed an Entrepreneur-in-Residence program with Foundation Capital. While I did discuss his overall background, as well as his role in founding Silver Spring Networks, Raj also provided some good insights
