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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence.

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Boston Unicorns

Seeing Both Sides

In order to have a reasonable population of companies to assess, we tweaked Aileen''s definition. That said, only three of these companies are software technology companies - TripAdvisor ($12.5B), athenahealth ($5.0B) and Starent ($2.8B) - and they were founded in 2000, 1997 and 2000, respectively. 2004), Kayak ($1.8B/2004)

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

And so I definitely wanted to, just to understand some of the themes that each and every one of us could use, not just in writing, but whenever we are trying to simplify complex information, whether that's in written word or in the way we articulate and present our ideas and information. They didn't understand it.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. It’s a very tough decision to walk away from a senior role at what I consider one of the most successful tech companies of Internet era.

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A Look at Responsive CSS Frameworks

blog.teamtreehouse.com

They also have varying definitions of “mobile,” which I found while reviewing 15 responsive grid systems. This framework uses a 12-column grid with a breakpoint to one column at 768 pixels, and includes one separate stylesheet for debugging and one for Internet Explorer. gs and a HTML5 reset from Eric Meyer. Learn More.

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Should You Serve Fair Trade Coffee?

Up and Running

Certification began in 1997, as a concrete way to ensure that a fair trade certified (FTC) label on a product meant that a series of milestones had been met, and a socially conscious consumer could rest easy with their purchase. Thorough internet search. The Pros and Cons of Fair Trade Coffee. Pros: Keeps grievous violations at bay.

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Amazon Web Services as Metaphor

aweissman.com

This definition belies just how profound those sets of services actually are. For someone like me who grew up in the Internet of 1997, to watch this was nothing short of revelatory. I think the same thing, the same metaphorical change, is happening now in domains outside pure Internet services.

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