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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. A growing number of skeptics are openly talking of a ‘high tech bubble’. Global Demand. These costs are largely fixed.

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[Review] Good To Great

YoungUpstarts

Finally, cutting edge technologies ought to at least have an impact on greatness, right? 3) What drives your economic engine. They often use words like rigorous, dogged, diligent, precise, fastidious, consistent, accountable and methodical in their corporate lexicon, and are characterized by having a “stop doing” list.

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Ecommerce: How to Survive its Troughs

ReadWriteStart

The rise of ecommerce started in 2001 – during the growth of the commercial availability of the internet in households. Dell – the American multinational computer technology firm had broken the barrier of a million-dollar online sales back in 1994. Customer Reviews and Engagements. The Rise of Ecommerce.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. As a technologist he felt the US was “ground zero&# for technology innovation.

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7 Attributes of An Entrepreneur's Startup Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Even if your product is a technological marvel, I look for balanced strength on the team in finance, marketing and operations. Fundable entrepreneurs have to feel comfortable talking and listening to engineers, financial people, marketing and especially customers. Business credentials and functional coverage.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. This may work in stable markets and technologies. How to Miss the Boat – Five Times. Yet a very smart CEO missed all of these. They had lots of these projects.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. This may work in stable markets and technologies. How to Miss the Boat – Five Times. Yet a very smart CEO missed all of these. They had lots of these projects.

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