Networks: Kevin Kelly wrote a book called New Rules for a New Economy in 1998. He has reprinted them as a series of blog posts and they are more relevant today than when they were first published. A recent post talks about the mathematics of networks. Don’t be scared. The math is not difficult but the results are critical to our understanding of social networking.
Video: If you ever get the chance to see Seth Godin in person, do so. If you can’t find the opportunity or want to see what I mean, check out this video from 3 years ago.
Entrepreneurship: Raman Chadha, from DePaul’s Coleman Center for Entrepreneurship writes a great article on venture funding. I have long had the same kind of thoughts on entrepreneurship and whether angel or venture funding is right for even a small percentage of start-up ventures.