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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Many more companies have realized they need to become software companies; otherwise, they risk becoming the Nokia or Blackberry of yesteryear. And because of this, the demand for Silicon Valley caliber talent is growing exponentially.

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Lean Startups aren't Cheap Startups

Steve Blank

How to raise real money with a Customer Development presentation in the next post. And as much as I like the startup ecosystem here it seems to me that the people cost of software development forces startups to launch half-baked products. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here.

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Twitter Link Roundup #217 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Silicon Valley Investors, Low Interest Rates, And The Tech Bubble | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1gkKBnb. Ageism In Silicon Valley Is So Bad People In Their 20s Are Getting Cosmetic Surgery – crowdspring.co/1lgVtFQ. 12 Mobile App Development Framework and Tools – crowdspring.co/1kY2fxN.

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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Apple and Facebook are both platforms , in the sense that their software and user networks are utilized by countless software developers to build their own businesses. billion to developers and Apple paid out something like $2B or so. If you think about software platforms in the last 20 years a few stand out.

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1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Making Money From Blogs

ReadWriteStart

In my post Making Money With Blogs , I have articulated some of my thoughts on the subject and presented some possible models that would enable blogs and small media properties to sustain themselves with a proper revenue framework. One of them is the 1M/1M Affiliate Program we announced today at the roundtable.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity.