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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

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You can’t replace this stuff with Java. It requires writers, actors, film crews, lighting, costume & set designs, make-up artists, post production, sound, editors and so on. It is no longer a “hits driven business” and I don’t know why VCs haven’t gotten that memo.

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Entrepreneurs Don’t “Noodle” They Do

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Should you build in Ruby, Java or.NET? The decisions sound so basic when you’re not the one having to make them. Should you go with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or have your own servers hosted at RackSpace? Should you sign a 2-year lease or rent month-to-month? Should you hire an extra developer now or a business development resource?