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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment.

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. The speaking line-up is a who’s who of software bloggers and authors, including Geoffrey Moore, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah and Joel Spolsky. There were several great presentations during the conference.

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World with Bitcoin

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin is a digital currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown programmer, or group of programmers. Bitcoin has grown in popularity since its inception in 2009 becoming the top cryptocurrency available. Bitcoin value increased exponentially since 2009 when it was worth less than a dollar. What is Bitcoin?

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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Good stuff. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said.

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Driving College Student Success With Board Management Software

Board Effect

Board management software now plays a major role in assisting college and university boards in adhering to good governance principles, which will ultimately result in student success. Statistics show that, as of 2009, about 68% of all boards present their directors with a statement of trustee responsibility.

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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013). Conclusion.

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Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software

crowdSPRING Blog

More than ever, small businesses and startups must execute and bring their software-based products or services to market quickly. One risk of moving fast involves selecting software technologies that allow you to bring your products/services to market quickly, but that ultimately may not easily scale to accomodate increasing traffic.