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Conforming To Your Customers’ Realities: Your Stakeholders’ Perceptions Are Your Reality

InfoChachkie

Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus. Such cultures place seeking the truth above blind allegiance to hierarchy or rank. Some of the additional “firsts” attributed to Kildall include: Wrote first PC operating system. Architected menu driven systems, windows capabilities & preemptive multitasking.

IBM 124
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Interview with Justin and Dawn Newton, Netki

socalTECH

It was a regional ISP, and got bough tout by Allegiance Telecom. I think it's a matter for anyone really starting up in this space, whether they're directly touching currency or not, to understand that you have to design a product where you assume you are in a hostile environment. Our wallet name is only used to route funds.

Startup 100
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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Such a lawyer will not go out of their way to screw you, but when crafting the investor documents and in future investor-related issues, your lawyer’s allegiance must be to your company.