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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

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We weren’t winning or losing business to other developers, rather it generally came down to three options: Buy – the client saw the value in our platform and they subscribed to our cloud. The decision on whether to purchase or develop the innovative applications that your firm needs to compete has changed dramatically with cloud solutions.

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Momentum Ventures: Three Reasons Your Teams Need To Be In House

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The traditional venture capital model calls for a degree of faith in the teams you choose to invest in. This is just one example of many as to how collaboration benefits all the teams at Momentum Ventures. There are many reasons why the traditional venture capital model is flawed. Lastly, accountability.

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[Sponsored] Managed IT Services Can Boost Startup Efficiency

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Many founders believe that the most difficult part of starting up is in the initial part – meeting venture capital investors, finding the right co-founders or employees, and even building the correct culture for the company to thrive. But the most important service they provide?

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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

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And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community.

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Amsterdam’s Rockstart Accelerator Sees Good First Year, Announces 2nd Edition

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“The results of programs like 500 Startups, Techstars, and Y-Combinator are well known, but due to the culture here in Europe there’s still a lot of unknowns in terms of the track record for follow on funding and results of accelerator programs based in Europe,” says Don Ritzen, co-founder and CEO of Rockstart Accelerator.

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7 Ways To Create Your Own Success

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Most entrepreneurs do not start out with millions in venture capital funding or advice from Mark Cuban sitting in their inbox. Mark Zuckerberg does not spend his 60 hour work week in a golden cloud eating grapes and watching Netflix. By Rob Nelson, founder and CEO at Grow.com. Just get started. Work, don’t just dream.

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Cyber Thieves Take A Bite Out Of Summer

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Recorded Future, a social media data mining firm backed by the CIA’s venture capital arm, has confirmed that login credentials for nearly every federal agency have been posted to open Internet sites. And cyber criminals didn’t have to go far to find this sensitive info!

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