A new generation of capital efficient start ups will ride on existing infrastructures

Christine Herron says we're starting to see more opportunities come along that are capital efficient, where you can do something that doesn't require the permission from Mr. Sprint or Mrs. AT&T to get started. You can actually just go and build something; do some end run; do payments that work, whether or not the carriers have approved you; do mobile advertising from Main Street, through Bluetooth, instead of having to go through the carrier network.

In this video interview, Christine Herron talks about how new online networks are allowing us to adapt to the radical disappearance of privacy with Ideas Project, a new website brought to you by Nokia. Ideas Project is an online space that provides a new way to interact with thought leaders and their big ideas about the future of connected communications. For more on this idea from Herron, visit http://www.ideasproject.com.

Christine Herron is a Principal with First Round Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Previously, Christine was a director at Midyear Network, where she developed the Media practice strategy. Prior to Midyear Network, Christine held operational roles with Mission Research, NetObjects, and Microsoft, and was the founder and CEO of Mercury2. She started as an investor with Geocapital Partners, where she funded early Internet and network infrastructure businesses including Netcom and AXON Networks. Christine was ranked among the Top 20 Women in Technology in 2000 by AltaVista, and has earned degrees from both Stanford University and Columbia University.

Ideas Project, a project of Nokia, brings together the most visionary and influential big thinkers to contemplate the big ideas that matter most to the future of communications. It is also a new kind of conversation platform aimed at uncovering the connections between these big thinkers and their disruptive ideas.

Explore the Ideas Project website at http://www.ideasproject.com, subscribe to its RSS feed, join its Twitter feed, and come back often to learn about great new big ideas as they break.

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