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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I would thank my mentors at Silicon Valley for guiding and teaching me how technology can be used to give life to so many ideas that are all around us. Thanks to Jared Floyd, Ajax Creative ! #12- Photo Credit: Brian David Crane. Through them, I learned how to build and profitably scale web properties.

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App is Crap (why Apple is bad for your health)

Both Sides of the Table

Their company, my company and countless others espoused cloud-based applications. Enter the huge innovation in AJAX (asynchronous Javascript and XML), which let us redraw individual portions of the screen and therefore mimic user behavior on on-premise applications. But the trade-off in terms of flexibility and costs were enormous.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

It provides the cloud computing services and spam filters that Google soon integrated into Gmail. It provides the cloud computing services and spam filters that Google soon integrated into Gmail. GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising. ITA Software. or Twitter.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. The “haves&# possess money, power, influence, or the right friends with those qualities.