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Tech Companies Share Shutdown Losses, With Little Chance of Back Pay

Xconomy

As federal agency employees miss their first paychecks today due to the partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22, federal contractors and their workers—including technology professionals—face a loss of income that they may never recover.

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6 Keys To Thriving In This New Era Of Remote Services

Startup Professionals Musings

It pays to invest more in building remote relationships with these site owners, or spending quality time with podcasters and popular blog influencers. Unless you represent one of the huge brands in the services arena, such as Accenture or Oracle , clients today want to hear why you personally are the right answer for them.

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

billion in recurring run-rate revenue and growing while Siebel is sold to Oracle for a mere $5.8 About how dismissive traditional print was about blogs or the airlines views the “peanut serving&# Southwest Airlines. The take aways for me are: The incumbent eventually realizes what is happening to them. Sony, the iPod.

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Interview with Idris Manley, NativeTung

socalTECH

We've been two years in development, and are excited to provide a revolutionary platform for web sites, blogs, and social sites to create and grow their international business. It also supports blogs. There's lots of media and blogs in Southern California, who could use it as well. What's your own background?

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. I spent time on college campuses. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I attended events. I did speaking gigs. I hustled.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. I spent time on college campuses. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I attended events. I did speaking gigs. I hustled.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Fun Fact: One of the most prominent figures from their firm, Mark Suster t, runs a blog startups follow religiously. Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony. Make sure to check out Both Sides of the Table ! Social Enterprise: Hub LA. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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