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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. He just hired Meg Whitman. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

“My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content.

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Transformify Partners with Genashtim to Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Transformify

Over the next decade, the humanity will witness more technological change than it has seen in the past 50 years. Thus, the demand for knowledgeable workers with high levels of technical and soft skills will only increase. Thus, bridging the skill gap, people increase their chances of getting hired and receive better remuneration.

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The Evolution Of The Podcast

Duct Tape Marketing

He is a podcast advertising specialist, and he founded the Tech Podcast Network in 2004. 12:02] What are your current feelings about the technology that you’re using? [15:48] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! They had to actually have their own technology. His podcast — Geek News Central.

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

2004-07-08 15:59:32 Hazards of Hiring. Summary : Eric offers guidelines for handling tough hiring decisions in a small ISV. In the many e-mails I received about that column, one of the most common questions was why didnt I list any hiring mistakes. Hire After the Need, Not Before. About Eric. twitter.com/eric_sink.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Whilst teaching 16-18-year-old college students part-time, I had taken on a Flash website build in mid-2004 for a highly-reputed jewelry company in Bristol, UK, referred to me by a friend, and done a good job, other website opportunities started to come in. My interests were in technology, and my dreams were in California.

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Beyond the Full-Time CMO: How Companies are Opting for a Fractional Future

Duct Tape Marketing

In your experience, do you often work with companies lacking strategic hires, and do you assist in team building? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Imagine all the time and frustrations you can save from trying to get your tech work done properly. That's right. Just go to a deskteam360.info,