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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

His first foray into technology was in 1995, when Koutonin, along with a few friends, created one of Togo’s first news website. The GoodBuzz team currently comprises five people – three software engineers, one marketing manager and an operations officer - and works closely with an advisory board of industry specialists.

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Are India’s IT managers holding back the country’s startup growth?

The Next Web

Not a giant outsourcer playing the cost arbitrage game. A lot of people joined the industry from 1995-96.”. There were engineers of all types—mechanical, civil, electrical etc., and the non-engineering kinds. These people, who joined in 1995 as 25 year-olds, have in 2013 become 42 year-olds sitting in higher positions.”.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

There are terrific free YouTube channels for entrepreneurs and small business owners and many online schools and sites offer free or low-cost online courses. Lynda.com is the oldest education resource online , with an origin story that stretches all the way back to 1995. Fortunately, we live in the golden age of online learning.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. Why do you love speaking to students at universities? Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Present a yummy spreadsheet that quantifies the cost of inaction , how much money you’ll lose by not delivering a 25% improvement every week. Yes, from 1995! If you are still in that world—don’t worry, I still love you—know that a behavioral shift from an emphasis on cost to an emphasis on the benefit will make a huge difference.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators. What’s the ROI?

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