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8 Keys To Migration From A Consultant To A Freelancer

Startup Professionals Musings

I learned this the hard way, when I left IBM a few years ago to share what I had learned with the exciting world of startups in Silicon Valley. Many consultants have been hard to contact between scheduled meetings, due to their use of formal communication processes. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/08/2018.

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The 4 Hottest Industries To Start a Business in For 2020

Up and Running

The ride-sharing market is expected to achieve a growth rate of more than 20 percent between 2018-2025. Keep in mind that tech businesses are successful all around the nation, not just in Silicon Valley. It’s often cheaper and more sustainable to build your app or software somewhere else. How to Stand Out.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent.

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8 Keys To Real Innovation Outside of Silicon Valley

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Design the full stack, not just a new software element.

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WeWork: Blitzscaling or Blitzflailing?

Reid Hoffman

We argued extensively in our book, Blitzscaling , that these strategies and tactics describe why Silicon Valley Bay Area – which has a population of less than 4 million – generates such a massively disproportionate number of global technology companies. Distribution. Distribution. What makes a company Blitzscale-able?

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How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I Gadea leveraged his connections in Silicon Valley to seed viral distribution of the product, which, in turn, generated the revenue to hire engineers and scale the company.

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Design the full stack, not just a new software element.

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