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How Startups Can Figure Out Sales: Amos Schwartzfarb, TechStars

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I opened up an office for them, doing early stage selling, then I built a client services department for HotJobs, and then after Yahoo acquired them, I moved back into sales, in Sales Management, and I helped manage and rebuild a team in San Francisco. A customer development person is a cross between a sales person and a product marketer.

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The eCommerce Game Goes to Austin

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Drucker, who famously said, “ Culture trumps strategy ,” I believe, was alluding not just to the characteristics of a business, but of the economic development of a city, a state, and a country. Addison, Texas is home of The open source eCommerce framework Broadleaf. Shopping, hpshopping, and eBay to call Austin home.

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The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room

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The following is not meant to be a deep dive but rather a framework for understanding the issues. The launch of their new Boxee Box in November and the user acceptance of that will be telling for their future development. At the time all telco’s were envious of Yahoo! This is where the digital media puck is going.

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