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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

Web sites already offer the option of logging in with Facebook or creating an account with an email address and password. I used to think that the success of my last startup was due to our software quality, thought leadership, patents, etc. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

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Do Less. More.

Both Sides of the Table

And as I like to say, “ In a strong wind even turkeys can fly.” In some ways having seen these trends before and being a bit more mature (code for I’m 47) I think I feel just a little bit less pressure than I did when I was younger. One needs to be in during bull markets and bear markets. Year in, year out.

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If you’re in the cloud you really need a parachute

VC Adventure

More and more people and companies are freeing themselves from the constraints of desktop software and captive data stores in favor of cloud based applications and the freedom of readily (and always) available data. The trick was switching cold turkey one day and learning the shortcut keys. Simply put, my new set-up ROCKS!

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If you’re in the cloud you really need a parachute

VC Adventure

More and more people and companies are freeing themselves from the constraints of desktop software and captive data stores in favor of cloud based applications and the freedom of readily (and always) available data. The trick was switching cold turkey one day and learning the shortcut keys. Simply put, my new set-up ROCKS!

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. I’m the CEO of Palo Alto Software. A lot of people have asked about the software. Right now Tim just got kicked out here, but hopefully you can hear me.

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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.

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Video Hosting Platforms: Which Is Best for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Compare that to views in other countries, like Turkey, which averages 1.13 The recent introduction of their “Channels” feature allows website owners to create a series of related videos and display the collection on their website—no coding required. views per person). views per person. According to SimilarWeb, only 15.7%

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