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Why Every Company Needs A DevOps Team Now

Feld Thoughts

A year or so ago I read an early draft of a new book titled The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win. Following is a guest post on DevOps by Gene Kim , Multiple Award-Winning CTO, Researcher, Visible Ops Co-Author, Entrepreneur & Founder of Tripwire. That moment is now.

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. And please tweet your thanks to Software Promotions for sponsoring Smart Bear Live! Dan: Member Desk is a hosted membership site software. In this episode, we share three more interviews from our AZ Disruptors meeting last fall.

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10 Ways to Stay Productive While Working Remote

Up and Running

For John Rood, the founder and President of Next Step Test Preparation, keeping more regimented work hours is key to staying on track. This is especially important due to the need to self-quarantine and practice social distancing. Hubstaff co-founder Jared Brown has figured out a workaround that works for him and his family. “My

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

Hearpreneur

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response this Masterclass received, we launched a new workshop series, Sunset Social Series, and we’re teaching one social media workshop per month at our office in Venice, CA. In Houston, we will continue our work in the criminal defense industry, defending clients and protecting their rights.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

infochachkie.com

In all cases, these names were derived by the Founders, without the involvement of consultants, MBAs, focus groups, statistically valid surveys or other detriments to a startup’s ability to make quick, sound decisions. Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo’s Founders, chose the name, as they considered themselves to be “Yahoos.”.When

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. Navigating the cumbersome processes associated with my father’s tragic cancer diagnosis and treatments, I drew on my deep experience in design, user research, software engineering and data analysis and turned my entrepreneurial attention to healthcare.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies. One industry where many have fallen victim and lost large amounts of money due to lack of information is the real estate industry.