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You Don’t Need To Be An Engineering Genius To Start A Billion-Dollar Company

ReadWriteStart

So, too, is the level of competence required to engineer a product. In other words, even an engineering nobody can start a company. Software was expensive. Engineers, however, were relatively cheap. No Problem! While it seems quaint now, it used to be expensive to build an app and start a company around it.

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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

In 1993, it was during one of these long walks that he’d stumble on a philosophy that would determine his life’s path – that he’d do whatever it takes to succeed in life. .&# Mawuna Koutonin is the founder of London-based GoodBuzz , and his story is the stuff of dreams. The African Boy Who Could.

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Customer Data Platforms: The Next Big Shift in SaaS Marketing Stacks?

ConversionXL

launched a contact management software. 7 years later, in 1993, Tom Siebel thought that Oracle (the company where he was employed) could have sold the internal sales application as a standalone product. Just like cars with a great engine but no wheels. All manual operations. Your marketing is always as good as your data.