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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Windows Mobile has been a disappointment to date but Azure (an outgrowth of the.NET framework) is growing as a force on the cloud/server side. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. If you think about software platforms in the last 20 years a few stand out. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

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A note to Colorado technologists – Attend Glue!

VC Adventure

I’ve railed against the “if you’re serious you move to Silicon Valley” myth so many times (and called the purveyors of that falsehood more names than I care to remember) that I can’t even believe it still ever comes up. Do *any* of them live in Silicon Valley?

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A note to Colorado technologists – Attend Glue!

VC Adventure

I’ve railed against the “if you’re serious you move to Silicon Valley” myth so many times (and called the purveyors of that falsehood more names than I care to remember) that I can’t even believe it still ever comes up. Do *any* of them live in Silicon Valley?

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The Startup Pivot

Reid Hoffman

Microsoft went from MS-DOS to Windows to Office to many new reinventions, including Azure. For example, if you think you have a great idea for a business, a standard Silicon Valley startup technique is to create a faux website and run some Facebook or Google ads to see whether or not the concept appeals to the market.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

The development of Azure and the shift to the cloud has propelled the company to new heights. The firm was founded more than 35 years ago and the team quickly realised that innovation was not confined to Silicon Valley. In 2014, when Satya Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer and became CEO, Microsoft was worth $330B.

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Korean accelerator SparkLabs showcases social and e-commerce startups at its second Demo Day

The Next Web

SparkLabs , an accelerator program in South Korea that is bringing a Silicon Valley-like approach to the Asian country’s startup ecosystem, showcased its second batch of startups to investors at Demo Day today.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?