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Interview: Mark Douglas, President & CEO, SteelHouse Media

InfoChachkie

In this interview, Mark discusses how his experiences at Oracle, eHarmony and the Rubicon Project contributed to the creation of his latest venture, SteelHouse Media. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Mark’s responses. 4) Did I read correctly that you were part of the original development team for Oracle Financials?

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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

Both Sides of the Table

I had long ago ceded the knowledge and responsibility for making the detailed technical recommendations about platforms, databases, hosting solutions, etc. But I knew that to be a good decision maker I needed first hand knowledge rather than just a summary from my CTO.

Startup 308
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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. Summary – there is a lot of talent here. As a result many funds are OK with big bets. LA investors are more pragmatic.

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Everything about Java 8

TechEmpower

The following post is a comprehensive summary of the developer-facing changes coming in Java 8. Preview builds of Java 8, specifically the "Project Lambda" builds, can be downloaded from java.net: Java™ Platform, Standard Edition 8 Early Access with Lambda Support. Package summary: java.util.function. java.util.function.

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The Coming Shift in Enterprise Software

Both Sides of the Table

He spent nearly five years at each of Salesforce.com and Oracle and was an Area VP at Salesforce leading sales efforts at some of the largest clients that Salesforce.com has. Summary I’m thrilled to be able to work with my old friend Chuck Ganapathi as well as Trevor Templar and the whole team at Tact.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. I would see this many times of the next decade where I learned that nearly every part of the web that involved monetization was immediately gamed and arms races emerged between platforms to combat abuse and people looking for a quick buck.

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