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		zach on June 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ron Conway To Focus On Real Time Data Startups: 40... Efficiency, effectiveness, experience. They don't have to all be generations, they can co-exist. Cars: Compact, SUV, sports car Laptops: Acer, MacBook, MacBook Air Grocery Stores: Costco, Whole Foods, Wegmans

wallflower on June 5, 2009 [–]

I agree. Generations might not be the best term, even though generations of people (grandparents -> grandkids) can definitely co-exist and learn from each other. Maybe a better term is waves (as in one wave rolling into another)

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