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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a report last year from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Software and hardware development architects and designers. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the most recent report from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Software and hardware development architects and designers. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers.

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True Story: How Bplans.com Started in 1995

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January of 1995. We did the software selling and support business at paloalto.com and gave people free content at bplans.com. Iā€™m not saying it was all generous and altruistic, because from the beginning ā€“ and still today ā€“ the smart people browsing at bplans figured it was dumb to not spend $99 (or less) on the software behind it.

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The new Enterprise Applications Gold Rush

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I arrived at Gartner in 1995. My colleagues there were doing Congressional Hearings, had thrown out a number of $600 billion for enterprises to fix the Y2K bug ā€“ stuff which woke up CEOs and Boards to their technology challenges.

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Three Questions To Prevent Your Technology Project From Being Poorly Managed

YoungUpstarts

Most IT projects require a variety of skill sets, from design and software development, to hosting and project management. Julie May is CEO of bytes of knowledge (b:ok) , which she founded in 1995 with her husband, Charles. by Julie May, CEO of bytes of knowledge (b:ok).

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Why Businesses Must Grasp Millennial Thinking Or Face Economic Calamity

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Millennials are the generation born roughly from 1981 to 1995, meaning that the older millennials arenā€™t that far from 40. Millennials are changing how we buy, how we sell, how we vacation, how we invest, and just about everything else. If youā€™re running a business, you have to pay attention to how they think and act.

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More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the most recent report from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Software and hardware development architects and designers. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers.