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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. Is it any surprise to see Zulily in Seattle, Wayfair in Boston, ExactTarget in Indianapolis, TrueCar in Los Angeles, GroupOn in Chicago or BuzzFeed in NYC?

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Economic Moats: Who Has Them? And How Do You Get One?

ConversionXL

An effective moat doesn’t require Amazon’s distribution network or Microsoft’s monopolistic software strategy. Sales reps are also likely to be familiar with Salesforce because it’s the most widely used CRM, reducing onboarding costs for companies that use it. Low-cost production. Developing a moat isn’t formulaic.

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CEO’s Journey to Creating the Most Powerful Solution for Sports

Hearpreneur

So, he launched Upper Hand , which offers a suite of cutting-edge tools needed to effectively run a sports business, including the industry’s first business intelligence reporting solution and video tagging software that is now famously used by NHL goalies. Saves customers $5,000 in annual software costs.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

To build applications we needed databases (Oracle), browsers (Netscape), servers (Sun Microsystems), storage (EMC), security (Semantic), application servers (Apache), caching software, load balancers, hosting facilities, programming languages and methods, CDNs, DSL equipment, Wifi routers and so forth. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem.

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[Interview] Bluebridge Digital CEO Discusses The State Of The Cloud

YoungUpstarts

by Eva McKnight, Formstack Santiago Jaramillo is the CEO of Bluebridge Digital , an Indianapolis startup that specializes in app development and maintenance for clients who may currently be underrepresented in the mobile market. The Cloud allows us to use robust technology tools for a fraction of the cost of on-premise solutions.

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