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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 That died with waterfall software development. Ditto for enterprise software companies. 66% Net Operating Margins?

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Mark Suster’s Advice To Emerging Entrepreneurs – “Do Not Do, As I Have Done”

InfoChachkie

’ It’s pretty terrible to have to go to conferences… with people who are talking about… stuff that not only do I know nothing about, but I could give two $hits about.” Mark’s initial venture had a large marketing budget, which allowed him to attend conferences all over the world. Start Lean.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. “How much is that software really worth? We were building a VC backed software business so I had to focus on the product business. Yet you can run a conference and mint money. Who else is using it?

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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

Tech.Co

Below we’ll outline how to squeeze those last drops of talent out of your own social circles, how to incentivize current employees to lure in potential candidates in their networks, and how to entice “superconnectors” to recruit through their own far-reaching nets. Tap Into Your Network. Because smart people know other smart people.

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With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing

Xconomy

“We should couple innovation with biosecurity,” DARPA program manager Renee Wegrzyn, said Tuesday at the SynBioBeta conference in South San Francisco. ” At the conference, FBI supervisory special agent Ed You told the audience the bureau is aware of the need for new biosecurity measures.

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Will hundreds of new domains complicate your online trademarks?

Tech Zulu Event

Everyone knows what it means to have a “dot-com”, and most people have heard of a “dot-net” and a “dot-org.” At O ctober’s ICANN 51 conference in Los Angeles , the ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse was tasked with explaining the new Internet landscape to attendees.

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Dallas Day of.Net | Training and Trends on Microsoft Technologies

Tech Zulu Event

Ria Consulting is hosting its 3rd annual Dallas Day of Dot Net on February 8-9, 2013 at Sheraton Market Center in Dallas, Texas. Every year, Dallas Day of.net has been sold out and has proven to be a great networking event boasting to be the largest premium conference in Microsoft technologies in Texas.