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Investors Measure Entrepreneurs By Cashflow Mileage

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Martin Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/26/2014.

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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‘Do-It-Yourself’ Startups Have Never Been Easier

Startup Professionals Musings

Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via credit card), including this Top Ten list for 2014. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. Personalize a simple web site.

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6 Customer Success Secrets

Guy Nirpaz

If you are familiar with the agile software development manifesto will see a similar presentation style (visuals are updated to 2014 though). In the 2nd annual customer success summit last month in San Francisco, I’ve introduced the Customer Success Manifesto.

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Twitter Link Roundup #208 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Four Important Small Business Insights: Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1d0lOBF. Empower Your Small Business: 2014 marketing insights, biz plans, resolutions, content marketing – crowdspring.co/1fyj2Z1. Four Important Small Business Insights: Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1d0lOBF. ” crowdspring.co/L76cU1.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We started our business in 2014, after a successful Kickstarter campaign. My expertise in product development and project management came after working as a consultant in many industries. I’ve spent more than two decades in the software industry. The best way to do that was through entrepreneurship. 9- Find my passion.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Java EE, Java SE, Javascript, PHP, Software, Development, Software Testing, SQL. Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Game Development, Git, Google Maps API, HTML, HTML5, Internet Security, Javascript, jQuery / Prototype, Magento, Mobile App Testing. In 2014, the unemployment rate was just 2.7% Seychelles.

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