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Chris Dixon: The next big thing will start out looking like a toy

Chris Dixon: The next big thing will start out looking like a toy. Reminds me of one of the identifiers of "weak signals" in future studies.

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  • March 14, 2014 at 17:23
    in Duly noted, Delicious

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