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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

But as Carlota Perez has so aptly described, all new technology industries go through an eruption and frenzy phase, followed by a crash, then a golden age and maturity. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. Both companies and government agencies struggle with how to deliver innovation at speed.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. The funding landscape is complex from a foreigner's point of view because the government is very often involved somehow.

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Opting-out of Face Recognition at Airports

Austin Startup

Two years ago, airports in the United States started piloting face recognition technology at departure gates as part of the Exit Visa program. The technology is actually slower than a person looking at a boarding pass and subject to false positives that have to be manually addressed. citizens at all air, sea, and land ports of entry.

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Damon Becnel Discusses How The Startup Scene Has Changed Over The Past Decade

The Startup Magazine

Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. The term “startup” often refers to companies in high-tech industries such as information technology, biotech, social media, robotics, hardware manufacturing, etc. Access to New Technologies.

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SXSW Startups: New Age Meats

Austin Startup

I lived in Austin from 2004 to 2016, and attended SXSW every year. To found a startup, you have to see the entire ecosystem: what new technology can you incorporate into your product? Being forced to used broken processes and outdated systems, whether from your bank, government agencies, or backward healthcare companies.

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Day of The Dead: Web Drives Strong Demand for Java Skills

www.redmonk.com

When a commentator says Technology A is dead, they generally just mean its not an Apple or Google product. Many of the hottest NoSQL technologies are written in Java. MapReduce – one of the core technologies Google and Yahoo use for fast response times across large data sets is Java-based. Not bad for a dead technology.

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Day of The Dead: Web Drives Strong Demand for Java Skills

www.redmonk.com

When a commentator says Technology A is dead, they generally just mean its not an Apple or Google product. Many of the hottest NoSQL technologies are written in Java. MapReduce – one of the core technologies Google and Yahoo use for fast response times across large data sets is Java-based. Not bad for a dead technology.

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