Stories from Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing


  1. Google Instant technology advances, not just UI changes

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Yesterday

    Google Instant was announcedyesterday but the underlying technology has been under development for years. Google Instant vastly improves the search experience for users, but it is much more than just cool User Interface changes in how search results are displayed. Competitors in the search business will have a very difficult time replicating this technology and providing a similar search experience to their users. Matt Cutts from… Full Story »

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  2. Gmail Priority Inbox focus on important messages first

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 31, 2010

    Google today announced Priority Inbox in beta test. Priority Inbox automatically sorts your Inbox by "Important and Unread", "Starred" and "Everything Else" so you can focus on the most important messages first. Gmail is great at filtering out Spam. Now that filtering technology has… Full Story »

  3. Why aren't there more women in Tech? My list of 30 great women

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 29, 2010

    The Wall Street Journal today wrote about the lack of women in tech pointing out that 11% of venture backed companies have current or former women CEOs. The writer also pointed out that Ycombinator has just 14 female founders out… Full Story »

  4. Gmail Voice and Video Chat - make calls from Gmail

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 25, 2010

    I live in Gmail. I travel a lot and need to communicate with people all over the world. Regular email and Instant Messaging is great, but sometimes a phone call or video conference is necessary. Now Gmail has voice calls… Full Story »

  5. What happened to AltaVista and Yahoo? From innovator to imitator to forgotten

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 12, 2010

    Paul Graham of Ycombinator wrote an excellent blog on "What happened to Yahoo?" Yahoo thought they were a media company, not a software company. Simple, yet deep implications. AltaVista was hatched inside DEC, a hardware company. They had no idea what to do with a search engine. Ironically, AltaVista was later acquired by Overture and ultimately by Yahoo. Thirteen years later the competitive environment is very different, but the lessons of that time are still valid today. Paul Graham takes us back to that place in time. Hard as it is to believe now, the big money then was in… Full Story »

  6. What happened to AltaVista and Yahoo?

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 12, 2010

    Paul Graham of Ycombinator wrote an excellent blog on "What happened to Yahoo?" It reminded me of what happened to AltaVista, the first and most popular search engine. Yahoo thought they were a media company, not a software company. Simple, yet deep implications. AltaVista was hatched inside DEC, a hardware company. They had no idea what to do with a search engine. Thirteen years later the competitive environment is very different, but the lessons of that time are still valid today. Paul Graham takes us back to that place in time. Hard as it is to believe now, the big… Full Story »


  7. Freemium business models for enterprise software?

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 6, 2010

    The Freemium business model is normal for consumer applications, but can it work for enterprise software? Freemium usually means a free service with an "up sell" to paid premium subscriptions. Examples include Skype, LinkedIn, Flickr, Ancestry.com, Typepad, Dropbox, and many others. Freemium differs from Free Trial in that a free trial is… Full Story »


  8. TechStars Boulder launches 11 new startups

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 6, 2010

    TechStars is a seed accelerator program that selects about ten companies a year and provides funding of $18,000 per team, as well as support and mentorship. The last Boulder TechStars class of 10 companies in August 2009 had six of ten companies (including SendGrid and Next Big Sound) go on to raise $10M in venture investment. TechStars has now been operating for four years. According to results data that TechStars has published, six of the first twenty companies to go through the program have been acquired by larger companies, and about 70% of its companies have been funded and/or are… Full Story »

  9. Top influential women in tech on Twitter

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 4, 2010

    There are some great women in tech that I follow on Twitter or read their blogs. After reading two related stories today I decided to write a post on the women I read regularly. TwitterGrader just published a Top 100… Full Story »

  10. Windows 7 Tablets vs Apple iPad. Not about the OS

    Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing &bull Aug 2, 2010

    Steve Ballmer says Microsoft has an Operating System (OS) for tablets and it is Windows 7. MaryJo Foley at ZDnet says Microsoft is placing multiple bets that probably won't payoff until mid next year. ArsTechnica says "Ballmer still doesn't get the iPad". Ballmer and Microsoft believe the key to success with a tablet is the OS (Windows 7) and the Intel microprocessor (Oak Trail) which will enable all Windows apps to run… Full Story »

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