Innovation is bursting out again: "The last 4 years have been brutal, but innovation is happening again. Lots of new companies are emerging and you can feel the excitement again. VCs are investing again. Life is good." —Don Dodge

While it may sound strange coming from someone who writes a blog titled "Bubble 2.0", I honestly believe that the widespread bubble angst is not much more than shell-shock from Bust 1.0. Yes, it was bad. Yes, it hurt. But if you really remember it, you know that we're nowhere remotely close to Bubble 1.0. This is an exciting time. And as Don says, life is good.