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What we can learn from the evolution of Content Management Systems

The Next Web

2 nd decade (early 2000): The First Content Management Systems (CMS). In 2003, another CMS, called WordPress, came into play, and with its plugin architecture, WordPress quickly won the hearts of the development community. If you wanted a website, you had to pay someone a lot of money to set it up for you.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. we had about 25 firms contacting us – more than I could manage. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. At the end of this post I’ll tell you what he said.

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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

Office of Personnel Management, in connection with the General Services Administration and the U.S. Over 2000 proposals have been reviewed and over 40 investments made across the world in a wide range of sectors, with many more under negotiation. Inspired by President Obama’s pledge to “make government cool again,” the U.S.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. Managers can defy old mind-sets and creatively search for superior solutions. Managing the means of production to fit the circumstances. Image source ).

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The End Of The Road For Web Services

blogs.computerworlduk.com

In the end Web Services became an intranet tool for most uses, rendering the "W" incorrect even if WS* will be with enterprise developers for years to come as a kind of architectural COBOL.

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Fog Creek Compensation

www.joelonsoftware.com

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. This transparency policy is a good thing that forces Fog Creek management to keep things fair.

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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

VC Adventure

Among other corporate positions in my career, I have been a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Research Engineer for small private companies, and also some Fortune 500 and even Fortune 10 companies. SAP Business Objects Crystal Enterprise XI, SAP Business Objects Crystal Reports 8.5,