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Oracle’s Vertical “Simul” Chess game

deal architect

When my daughter, Rita was younger, she was a chess fanatic and good enough to be ranked number 1 among Florida girls. She wrote a column about chess and technology for me 12 years ago here. I take no credit.

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Don Estridge, IBM PC Father, Startup Role Model

Startup Professionals Musings

He and Bill Lowe somehow managed to convince then CEO Frank Cary to give them a dozen engineers, a small budget, and a few months, to set up a small skunk-works called Entry Level Systems in Boca Raton, Florida, to develop a low-cost personal computer (code name “ Acorn ”).

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

This focus has helped me recruit the best and the brightest in the field, build a world-class operation, and most of all, with all the knowledge in a specific vertical, help build a leading agency for food & beverage manufacturers that are looking to build a direct to consumer channel. Thanks to Mac Fadra, MAXiM Hair Restoration ! #12-

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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

We’re aiming to bring that boost in productivity and cost-efficiency both to CPA firms and other professional services firms in other verticals (i.e. Richard: I was bitten by a shark on my chest while lobstering in the Florida Keys. legal), as well as directly to consumers in their every-day lives.

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ProductionHUB Helps You Search For Media Production Professionals

YoungUpstarts

Florida-based ProductionHUB is a search engine for media and entertainment serving film, television, video, live event and digital media production. They have helped me connect with and hire great videographers for the last three years. Just this past week, we used ProductionHUB to find gear and crew in Athens, Greece!”.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Are Media Sites Fundable?

ReadWriteStart

The company that has successfully monetized in the women vertical is Glam Media, but their model is of a Vertical Ad Network. Please note, next week's roundtable will be co-hosted with Jacksonville Startup Weekend and a couple of hundred entrepreneurs are participating in this weekend's event in Florida.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 2 Really Cool Companies

ReadWriteStart

Next, Dan Stewart from Safety Harbor, Florida, pitched Happy Grasshopper , an email-based referral marketing service. Today, he has over a thousand, and he has chosen to focus on the realtor vertical. Happy Grasshopper. Dan is a 1M/1M premium member and has, over the last few weeks, worked systematically, following our methodology.