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Shortening The Small Business Software Selection Process

YoungUpstarts

According to the 2013 OfficeMax Small Business Efficiency Index , small business owners lose four billion hours each year managing time-consuming tasks. Many of these tasks – accounting, billing/invoicing, marketing – can be streamlined and, in many cases, automated with the right software.

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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. Also the up weighting of data allowances on mobile phone from carriers. What Pinterest owns is some code. Phablet anyone?

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Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

Categories: Coding. Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code. October 17th, 2013. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Smashing Library. Smashing Events. Newsletter. JavaScript. Techniques. Web Design. Typography.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. But the 2013 Snowden revelations damaged that tenuous relationship yet again.

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World with Bitcoin

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin can be used to make purchases online and in brick-and-mortar stores using mobile apps. Bitcoin has become increasingly popular since its creation, with the total number of Bitcoin users around the world growing to more than 5 million today from 500,000 in 2013. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital resource (like money).

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10 Startups That Changed The Narrative In 2013

ReadWriteStart

That’s what ReadWrite predicted would be the hottest of hot startups in 2013 and, for the most part, we were right. 2013 showed us new hardware built by smaller companies for what seems like the first time in a long time. Hack stars making app development and learning to code easier are abundant. CyanogenMod. SmartThings.

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Smartphones – The Crucial Thread In The Fashion Retail Marketing Mix?

YoungUpstarts

But just how can mobiles achieve this? I will be presenting the results at the upcoming Asia Fashion Summit 2013 at the Raffles Conference and Convention Centre this month. Why such heavy mobile access in China? Mobiles are also being used to provide real-time feedback. For me, mobiles will help achieve this.

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