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Episode 92: Educational and Galactic Profitability with Dr. Zarik Boghossian

Mike Michalowicz

Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Also Available On. Show Summary. Zarik holds a B.S.

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Panels Not to Miss at SXSW

Austin Startup

This is likely the least hungover you’ll be during your time in Austin, so take advantage of it with a 9:30am panel, Innovation Overseas: The European Startup Environment. And interested to hear her insights on being publicly private in social networks. Marten Mickos is sure to provide some interesting perspective.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” All of these are false.

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

Our goal is to make the enormous volume of real-time information more manageable for the 99% of companies that lack the infrastructure to process these volumes in real time. Think of DataSift as turning the fire-hose into a cost-effective and manageable tap of running water. The Twitter Ecosystem for Startups & Investors.

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Is social media good or bad for us? Yes.

Reid Hoffman

Each time in the past that we have invented such technology, we have found new and unique solutions to manage that emerging communications medium to help us create a stronger, better society. The Challenge of Social Media. Today, that emerging communications medium is social media.