Natural language shopping

Natural language comparison service Versus IO scores $2.8M in funding David Meyer, gigaom.com In the devel­op­ment of nat­ur­al lan­guage pro­cess­ing, the seman­tic web and so on, e-com­merce pro­vides a rich breed­ing ground. Com­pa­nies such as Ama­zon and Google always want to find bet­ter ways to learn what it is poten­tial cus­tomers… Natural language comparison service … Continue reading Natural language shopping

Vinod Khosla says tech will replace 80% of what docs do

Technology will replace 80% of what doctors do - Fortune Tech cnn.com Data-driven healthcare won’t replace physicians entirely, but it will help those receptive to technology perform their jobs better. By Vinod Khosla FOR­TUNE — Health­care today is often real­ly the “prac­tice of med­i­cine” rather than the… http://flip.it/t2nZy Related articles Vinod Khosla To Entrepreneurs: Venture … Continue reading Vinod Khosla says tech will replace 80% of what docs do

New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money

Knode and other local startups are the focus of new vc approaches that involve less time shuffling papers at a desk, and more time doing ethnographic research on what people actually do. Some venture firms find both ideas and the money - Boston.com. Related articles Fred Wilson says venture capital funds have gotten too big … Continue reading New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money