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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money. It was 1991.

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

Both Sides of the Table

For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book

Duct Tape Marketing

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! We were founded by a gentleman named Bob Young, who was the original co-founder of Red Hat, which is a massive software company. John Jantsch (02:25): So I, I published my first book in, I think my first book came out in 2007. Most of your listeners probably know what it is.

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Starting up down under: The guide to Australia’s growing startup scene

The Next Web

all IPO’d circa 2007/08 for a combined market value of around AUD $13 billion. From starting the company on a AUD $10k credit card in 2002 to raising $60m from Atlas Partners in 2010, Sydney-based enterprise software firm counts Twitter and NASA among their clients. and RealEstate.com.au It’s not hard to see why. Halfbrick Studios.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

And, there are potential tax traps as well, especially when Non Qualified options are traded for services. Your investors, the smart ones at least, are certainly making decisions the other way among competing deals. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served.

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Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs?

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? And that’s why now is a fantastic time to start a blog.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

infochachkie.com

Google is not descriptive of the company’s search core competency nor was it particularly easy to pronounce, spell or remember when the site was initially launched. Amazon – While arguably better than the company’s initial name, “Cadabra.com”, “Amazon” does not convey the company’s initial core competency of online book sales.

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