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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies.

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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. Connecting high-tech companies with highly trained and creative workers is important.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? We checked regulatory rules.

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

At the time, PayPal was suffering seemingly endless delays in the launch of PayPal Japan. Reid called eight friends with good connections in Japan and asked whom they knew who might be able to help. Consider how Reid solved a major business issue at PayPal by drawing on the knowledge of his network.

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Will NFC Technology Take Off In Singapore?

YoungUpstarts

The use of QR codes , for example, have not taken off in Singapore or most parts of the world, for that matter, aside from Japan – despite efforts in promoting the use of that technology. But it’s still early days for widespread NFC adoption yet – mainly due to the lack of availability of NFC-enabled handsets.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

It drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. The reason for its success is due to not holding ‘compromises’ as an option. Lastly, Microsoft Office remains the most popular corporate productivity software program. 9- Basecamp.

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Twitter Link Roundup #89 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More creative and aggressive ads in the Social Media and Marketing section below. Why Your Small Business Should Act Like A Social Media Company - [link].