<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd">
<channel>
<title>BloggingStocks</title>
<link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com</link>
<description>BloggingStocks</description>
<image>
<url>http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/media/feedlogo.gif</url>
<title>BloggingStocks</title>
<link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com</link>
</image>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright>
<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Venrock VC looks at the next big ideas]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/intc/" rel="tag">Intel (INTC)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nextbigthing/" rel="tag">Next Big Thing</a></p><div align="left"><a href="http://www.venrock.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/04/venrock.jpg" />Venrock</a> is one of the top VCs in the world. Some of its early-stage investments include <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">Apple</a> (Nasdaq: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intel-corporation/intc/nas">Intel</a> (Nasdaq: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intel-corporation/intc/nas">INTC</a>), just to name a few.<br /></div>
<br />This week, I had a chance to meet up with one of Venrock's partners: David Pakman. Prior to this, he was the CEO of eMusic and the co-founder of Myplay.<br /><br />So, what are some of the game-changing trends he's looking at? Let's take a look:<br /><br /><em>Real-Time Web</em>: With Twitter, you can instantly communicate what you're doing. And, with Facebook, you can give your status updates. In fact, such activities are becoming known as the "statusphere."<br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Venrock VC looks at the next big ideas</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/">Venrock VC looks at the next big ideas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1524890/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/22/venrock-vc-looks-at-the-next-big-ideas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aapl</category><category>intc</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Venrock</category><category>Venture Capital</category><category>VentureCapital</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
