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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. I wrote a post in 2015 that memorialized at the time how I felt about all of this, titled, “ Why I F **g Hate Unicorns and the Culture They Breed.” It was 1991.

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Board Software for Nonprofits: Pros and Cons

Board Effect

Nonprofit boards must consider all of these things and more when considering investing in board portal software for nonprofits. Board portal software has been developing over the last decade or so. For example, most board software solutions are cloud-based, but that doesn’t necessarily ensure that your data will be safe.

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5 Things Businesses Should Do Now To Ensure 2015 Success

YoungUpstarts

With the end of the 2015 fiscal year nearing, businesses may be reviewing their consolidated revenues and thinking of ways they can increase their profit margin as they enter the new fiscal year or second-half of the calendar year. Implement data software automation. by Richard Milam , the Founder and CEO of EnableSoft Incorporated.

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The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015

Feld Thoughts

I know several people who have gone through the with great success and gone on to have excellent software development jobs. The post The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Many are immersive and include internships. A few are longer than 12 weeks. Entrepreneurship coding school consolidation rollup'

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

ReadyTalk, a 15-year-old web conferencing software company, launched an internal startup. With this approach to establishing and tracking milestones, ReadyTalk launched its beta of UbiMeet.com in March 2015. Come hear about them live at the 2015 Lean Startup Conference. It's Lean Startup storytelling for the Snapchat generation.

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What’s FinTech, And What Does It Mean For Your Business?

YoungUpstarts

in investments in 2015, $15.2B Currently, people understand it as application of modern software for financial services. FinTech had started to grow popular soon after global financial crisis happened, fueled by public’s distrust of banks and incumbent legacy firms, and then exploded in 2015. The industry reached $15.5B

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Payment Predictions For 2015

YoungUpstarts

But as big as 2014 was, 2015 has the potential to be even bigger. 2015 will be when a lot of the seeds planted in the past year start to bear fruit. So here’s what you should be watching out for in 2015: The EMV-related terminal refresh will introduce new technologies into the point of sale. No big deal, right?

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