Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin

A VC: Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin

avc.com 09 Dec '12, 3pm

Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin

AVC regular Dan Ramsden posted a thougtful essay on GigaOM yesterday . After I read it, I sent Dan an email and I said "do you think big beats little in this phase we are in?" Dan replied that he did and asked me what I thought. I think David beats Goliath all day long if you are focused on the right sectors. Clay Christensen has shaped my thinking on this. You just need to look for sectors where the incumbents can't and won't adapt to new emerging models and where the innovators look like and are being derided as "toys". I told Dan that Arduino, 3D printers, Kickstarter, and Bitcoin are four "toys" that I think will radically reshape some big industries in this decade. Of course it may not be Arduino as we know it. Or it may not be Bitcoin as we know it. I will avoid commenting on Kickstarter since we are investors there. The leaders in 3D printing today may not be the le...

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@haritashtamvada » 27 Dec '12, 7pm
Arduino, 3D printers, Kickstarter, and Bitcoin -> Future ahead? Great read. [link]
@matteoc » 27 Dec '12, 2pm
Maybe your next phone will be made from Arduino components and the cover will be 3D printed [link]
@waynedahlberg » 21 Dec '12, 7pm
"just need to look for sectors where the incumbents can't / won't adapt to new emerging models." #disruption #startups [link]
@mrmx » 19 Dec '12, 8am
Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link] Inspiring @oneras
@kangasbros » 19 Dec '12, 7am
Fred Wilson, venture capitalist blogging about Bitcoin again: [link]
@AlexAlvarez_24 » 18 Dec '12, 2pm
Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link] #tech #startups #future #disrupt
@rafaelextra » 13 Dec '12, 11pm
RT @rachelbotsman: "Maybe is a powerful word. If maybe represents something big and powerful then it is worth chasing that maybe." [link] @AVC
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@clemnt et tu n'as pas vu le post de mon cousin américain (un certains Fred W.) [link] Arduino 3DPrinters Kickstarter BitCoin
@FerranCaceres » 13 Dec '12, 9am
And maybe Bitcoin will be accepted in Starbucks someday. @rodrihuertter @bitcoinmoney @vc [link]
@ndebock » 12 Dec '12, 5pm
RT @TdF__ademe: Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter et Bitcoin vous connaissez ? Ils seront à l'origine des principaux chgts [link] via @ndebock
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RT @wesselkooyman: Arduino, 3d printing, bitcoin the next best things.. [link]
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Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter et Bitcoin vous connaissez ? Ils seront à l'origine des principaux chgts [link] via @ndebock
@ndebock » 12 Dec '12, 3pm
.@avc says Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin are the big game changer [link] we already invested in 2! +1 soon?
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Fred Wilson...big VC out of New York- [link]
@markcbarden » 11 Dec '12, 6am
RT @cindygallop: 'The more I hear ppl laughing at, deriding & dismissing something, more I think it's likely 2 b a big deal' @fredwilson [link]
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'The more I hear ppl laughing at, deriding & dismissing something, more I think it's likely 2 b a big deal' @fredwilson [link]
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@AndresCarceller » 10 Dec '12, 11am
The Future is now: #Arduino, #3DPrint, #Kickstarter, and #BitCoin [link] by @fredwilson
@cankut_durgun » 10 Dec '12, 8am
If you’re being laughed at or sued, chances are others don’t understand you or fear you - you just might be onto sthg: [link]
@VIAmkt » 10 Dec '12, 7am
Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin reshaping some big industries? [link]
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@marvinliao » 10 Dec '12, 6am
Well said! Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link]
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El futuro? Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link] #tech
@saadrehman » 10 Dec '12, 5am
RT @marcedwards: “The more I hear people laughing at, deriding, and dismissing something the more I think it is likely to be a big deal” [link]
@grapheneVC » 10 Dec '12, 4am
'If maybe represents something big and powerful then it is worth chasing that maybe.' Maybe #graphene? [link]
@syrBRS » 10 Dec '12, 3am
Definitely. But litigation just 1 sign. MT @awbauer9 The future! RT @avc Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link]
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@PeterVOrtho » 10 Dec '12, 2am
Call me maybe! RT @avc: Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin: AVC regular Dan Ramsden posted on GigaOM... [link]
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Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link] < one of these things is not like the others....
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@starthopper » 09 Dec '12, 10pm
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@fabrice_calando » 09 Dec '12, 9pm
What's shaping our future? A VC: Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin [link]
@RayHightower » 09 Dec '12, 9pm
Huge opportunities: Where incumbents won't adapt and innovators look like "toys". /thx @fredwilson [link]
@HNTweets » 09 Dec '12, 8pm
Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin: [link] Comments: [link]
@anton_sutton » 09 Dec '12, 8pm
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@EarlyStageTech » 09 Dec '12, 8pm
... Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin: AVC regular Dan Ramsden posted a thougtful ess... [link] ...thanks AVC
@BizBldrsHelpDsk » 09 Dec '12, 7pm
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@mfishbein » 09 Dec '12, 6pm
"I think David beats Goliath all day long if you are focused on the right sectors" - @fredwilson [link]