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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

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They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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Three Questions To Prevent Your Technology Project From Being Poorly Managed

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Most IT projects require a variety of skill sets, from design and software development, to hosting and project management. Julie May is CEO of bytes of knowledge (b:ok) , which she founded in 1995 with her husband, Charles. It’s difficult to find someone who is an expert in two or more of these skills areas.

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Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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The new Enterprise Applications Gold Rush

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I arrived at Gartner in 1995. My colleagues there were doing Congressional Hearings, had thrown out a number of $600 billion for enterprises to fix the Y2K bug – stuff which woke up CEOs and Boards to their technology challenges.

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Why Businesses Must Grasp Millennial Thinking Or Face Economic Calamity

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Millennials are the generation born roughly from 1981 to 1995, meaning that the older millennials aren’t that far from 40. One example is their relationship with technology. All of us, regardless of which generation we belong to, have been impacted by technology. and that’s a lot of buying power.

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More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

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Africa is not known to generate many technology talents – the country is far more prolific in its music, sport and art – but here’s one young African who intends to buck the trend. His first foray into technology was in 1995, when Koutonin, along with a few friends, created one of Togo’s first news website. .&#

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