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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Amazon took a consumer value proposition (buying books, then all retail products) and made the consumer experience significantly better, faster & cheaper. They didn’t do this by selling better books or electronics, they did it by building a logistics & warehouse powerhouse.

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Why You Should Enlist a Business Mentor, Or Be One

Startup Professionals Musings

I just finished a new book that highlights this approach, “ One Minute Mentoring ,” by the legendary business consultant Ken Blanchard, in concert with Claire Diaz-Ortiz. In the words of an ancient Buddhist proverb, “If you light a lamp for someone, it will also brighten your own path.”

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

It was driven by the introduction of open-source software, most notably what was called the LAMP stack. That little online book company. Open-Source Software & Horizontal Computing. The first major change in our industry was imperceptible to us as an industry. Amazon changed our industry. This is mind boggling. Not Google.

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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We initially looked at LinkedIn, but we thought it would be more fun to do something in Face book. But, they were an HTML app on a LAMP stack. Since my Wavefront days, through introNetworks, I've always looked at where we could apply our unique, dynamic data visualization in a beautiful way. They can register at Likeabilitee.com.