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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. They need a combination of capital and experience to separate from the rest of the pack – the low cost of starting a business means it is even more vital to become the market leader more quickly.

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Design for Startups: The Aesthetics of Web Apps in 6 Questions

www.readwriteweb.com

The site was torn down and rebuilt, but not without costing them a hefty fortune in VC cash and possibly spelling the demise of the biz. To design like a teenager in 1997 using MS publisher is incredibly painful. Lesson learned KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. Designers want to design for themselves but never can. Its the ultimate challenge.)

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