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Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot

Startup Lessons Learned

In the early fall of 2009, as kaChing prepared for its marketplace launch, the management team showed the app—which included real time market data, SEC-grade accounting, analytics, compliance and customer management tools—to a number of investment pros to get feedback and endorsements.

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Magento Keeps Going from Strength to Strength

VC Cafe

According to this SEC filing , Varien has raised $22.5 According to TechCrunch , it may very well be Paypal, who has been collaborating with Magento on product development since 2008. Below is a video of Roy Rubin presenting the Magento products: Roy Rubin, State of Magento, deel 1 from Guido Jansen on Vimeo.

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When the Banks Say No

Growthink Blog

Important timing note here: While equity-based crowdfunding was approved by Congress in the recently passed JOBS Act , it is still working through the process of SEC rule-making. See crowdfunder.com - a startup that is developing one of the best platforms for equity-based crowdfunding - for the most timely updates in this regard.

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What is the perfect startup team?

www.quora.com

You can argue that the DNA created by Microsoft's over emphasis on distribution (Steve) and development (Bill), has ultimately cost it $50bn or more in lost revenue, market share and market capitalization. Developers have worn the crown for the last 30 or more years in the technology industry - rightly.

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Startup Resources

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free, distributed source code control management system. Great for visualizing work of product development. Github -Â Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs. Pivotal Tracker â?? Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Mercurial â??