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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

YoungUpstarts

With an impressive product lineup of new iPhones, Apple watches, iPads and an all-new Apple TV queued for shipment this week, 2015 is the most successful year of revenue growth for Apple , according to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. by Lewis Robinson. GoPro’s High Tech Wearable Cameras. Google’s Operating System Android.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 17: Tiffani Bell and Clay Hebert

Steve Blank

If you’re a technical startup founder, one of the painful lessons is that it’s not enough just to build a great product. You must also understand the value the product provides customers (along with the rest of your business model.). For example, in Detroit and Baltimore you can lose your kids over not having water in your house.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

startupbaltimore.org

Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? In Baltimore, I’d start by working at the Beehive coworking space , attending some Bmore on Rails events , searching for other technically-themed meetups , visiting the Node , and getting involved with Betascape.

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Lean startup tools for Rails apps

www.subelsky.com

Heres a revised version of what I emailed in response, garnered while building OtherInbox and other Rails apps: First and foremost, I find Rails itself to be very useful for building a product for a lean startup; the expressiveness of Ruby and the conventions of Rails help developers more quickly build a minimum viable product.

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10 Famous People Who Flourished After Being Laid Off

YoungUpstarts

It’s hard to believe that the man who created Mickey Mouse and co-founded one of the biggest motion picture production companies ever faced rejection, but in 1919, Walt Disney was fired from his job at the Kansas City Star because he supposedly lacked imaginative ideas. Mark Cuban wasn’t always a successful Internet mogul and NBA owner.

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Will Millennials Change Manufacturing?

Duct Tape Marketing

That should be good news for manufacturers who are grappling with the Internet of Things and other new technologies. “The corrugated industry is not the sexiest,” observes Jeff Smith, the HR manager for SUN Automation, a Baltimore-based manufacturer of corrugated packaging equipment and parts.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. Meet in person. Why buy me?

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