InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , knows the answer and he delights in telling the story of how MySQL ate Oracle's lunch and dinner. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. worth $15,000.

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JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

Startups must economically counteract the pervasive drone of large incumbents'' messaging. I work for Hubba, a Toronto startup that has built a sharing platform that takes a unique "big data" approach to data management for brands and retailers. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

This is part of my series on Startup Advice. You learn much more about how other people think when you’re asking. But I’m keenly aware afterward when I’ve done it and kick myself. But how to apply “listening&# in a sales meeting? When I worked in London there were a ton of Aussies.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

Startups must economically counteract the pervasive drone of large incumbents'' messaging. I work for Hubba, a Toronto startup that has built a sharing platform that takes a unique "big data" approach to data management for brands and retailers. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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