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Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

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s roundtable, I started with a presentation on blue sky opportunities in cloud computing based on our Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing (TLCC) research. I took the audience through five cloud-based business ideas, discussed why they are relevant and pointed them to the sources I derived those ideas from.

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Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

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And EVEN if you ARE an experienced entrepreneur, all but just a few VCs still want to see customer validation, business model validation and traction, before they will invest. Next week, we will delve deep into cloud computing businesses. Next comes the topic of angels. Very encouraging! Photo by takatuka.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With TiE Chennai

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a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. Girish already has a number of clients and is well on his way to building the business. At 11 a.m.,

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Bridging the gap between tech startups and the Fortune 500

David Teten

Attendees “get hands-on experience, insight, tips and tricks from AWS experts on how to architect [their] applications, optimize [their] costs and deploy quickly to the AWS cloud.” The accelerator model has produced some notable companies, and some of the Fortune 500 also want to get in the game. 3) Freebies. 4) Accelerators.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

ReadWriteStart

Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. First up today was Yogesh Sharma presenting Rangrut.com , a business that connects employers with learning institutions and on-campus students to fill job openings. Photo by tatlin.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

It was too loud to talk so I just watched the steel pour through the clouds of soot backlit by the blinding bright liquid metal. And as I stared through the billowing clouds of soot flashing between black and white took on fantastical shapes as tiny figures on the factory floor scurried around the bucket. were born in India.

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Version One’s Year 2023 in Review

Version One Ventures

To recap the year, here are some of 2023’s biggest themes for Version One: 1) Building in AI While still early in the AI wave, we’re seeing not only technological innovation but also business model transformation. 2) Building in India Back in May, Boris took V1’s first trip to India and wrote about his reflections.