Esther Dyson

VCs Are Flocking to Russia

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on May 29, 2012

Russia is experiencing a gold rush of sorts, as venture funds from the U.S and Europe attempt to cash in on the largest and fastest-growing Internet market in Europe.

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Russia's Consummate Connector

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on May 26, 2012

Sasha Galitsky, a scheduled speaker at DLD Moscow, a conference taking place May 27-29,  is one of the most influential persons in the Russian tech industry.Read more

All In The Family

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on January 23, 2012

It is not particularly unusual for a world-renowned scientist, an Internet thought leader and a respected historian to share the stage at DLD, a European digital conference known for bringing together an eclectic mix of people. But this year will mark a first.  Three people scheduled to be on such a panel at DLD2012 belong to the same family: Freeman, Esther and George Dyson are all expected to speak.Read more

Search Engine Yandex Expands Outside Russia

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on December 7, 2011

The prevailing wisdom is that U.S. companies rule the Internet. Think again. This year Russia’s most popular Internet search engine, Yandex, raised $1.4 billion in an initial public offering on Nasdaq, significantly more than either LinkedIn or Groupon — the biggest IPO for an Internet company since Google listed in 2004.

Now the homegrown Russian search engine giant is moving into Turkey.Read more

The Attention Economy

Submitted by Esther Dyson on September 14, 2011

 It's fashionable these days to talk about personal attention as a commodity or even a currency. But in fact, it's a different kind of phenomenon, one that is becoming more interesting now that the Internet makes it easier for businessesto pay attention to individual customers on a grand scale...even as many companies sometimes confuse attention with intention (to buy).  While companies (and some people) seek attention because they expect to earn money through it, many individuals value attention as something intrinsically desirable in itself.Read more

Esther Dyson: To Infinity and Beyond

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on January 25, 2009

Internet doyenne Esther Dyson was awarded the Aenne Burda Creative Leadership award at the Digital, Live, Design or DLD conference in Munich on January 25.  Dyson,  who is currently training to be a cosmonaut, talked to Informilo about why this is a great time to start a business, her investments in Russia, personalized medicine and space technology.Read more

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