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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

I mean, you don’t have to build an actual business—you can just mimic the movements and demonstrate something that looks like a startup on paper, without any of the necessary risk taking, lessons learned or even a fraction of the effort—all the stuff that investors like to see. ” It’s true. No revenues, no costs.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Who else would publicly try to launch people into space so that one day we might be able to fly people from New York to Tokyo in 90 minutes. They get to sit in the back benches and holler at those in government about what f**k-wits the leaders are and how their do-nothing policies are ruinous to the people. I was not fried.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Very useful perspective - as a first-time CEO managing a small startup, these ideas are timely and thought-provoking. This is a philosophy that governs my daily life as well as my entrepreneurial activities. September 11, 2008 2:06 PM Editor said. Less is more. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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How to Hire a Chief Technology Officer

www.inc.com

500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Meet the New Enterprise Customer, He’s a Lot Like the Old Enterprise Customer - Ben's Blog , November 15, 2010 Meet the new boss.

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SXSW Startups: Horizon

Austin Startup

Many describe DApps (Decentralized Applications) as being “trustless,” in that users don’t need to exhibit trust in each other since the laws of the DApp itself govern every interaction. A house in New York City has a different value than a house in a small rural town]. A $20 bill for example. Tell us about it.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

The new FinTech Innovation Lab , an annual program run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, had their launch event on Thursday night. Previously CTO, Goldman Sachs. Adrian Kunzle, Head of Firmwide Engineering & Architecture (CTO), JP Morgan Chase. Introductory remarks. 15 yrs at MS. 7 years old.