Tweets of the Week June 11-18

Tweets of the Week for June 11-17 — in the kind of random order that your mother warned you about:

We open with a satirical video of two incomprehensible ‘founders’ pitching an idea a minute and starting several companies over the course of a conversation. We hope you don’t find this too familiar.

Why successful people leave work early. Working in focused bursts is apparently the secret to getting a head start on the afternoon commute. Frankly, I don’t know a single financially successful person who manages this.

Getting kicked in the Facebook: the story of Flowtown. A Canadian-run startup gets traction, customers and funding, sees Facebook destroy its business model, and improvises.

Surge in VC Funds for Tech Not All Rosy. Worrying, bubble-like data via @MarkRuddock, who is worth following).

Google makes huge clean energy investments.

An interactive global map of social enterprises that are delivering energy solutions to under-served populations

Canadian startup (and MaRS client) XYZ Interactive wows judges at Silicon Valley expo.

Do Universities Matter for Innovation? A prof says yes and no

Mashable has a nice infographic on how online learning is changing education

Greying tech companies are luring young talent with startup-like environments but still losing the talent war, in some cases very badly (graphic)

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