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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All

Tech.Co

You’d be forgiven, then, for assuming the city is seeing a net loss of tech workers. But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. And, as it turns out, reports of Silicon Valley’s destination demise have been greatly exaggerated.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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5 Reasons Why Businesses Still Love Microsoft

Tech Zulu Event

We’ve all used Microsoft at one point or another, whether it’s when we run Windows on our laptop, write up a report in MS Words, play the last game on Kinect, or send an email to a coworker through Exchange (using Outlook). And that’s just a few of the scenarios. And that’s why businesses continue to depend on Microsoft.

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8 Ways To Ensure That Your Website Is Winning For You

Startup Professionals Musings

By far the most effective technique for improving your writing is simply carrying out user readability tests on every piece of content, and really listening to feedback. Use Net Promoter Score (NPS) to help you turn visitors into raving fans. Usability problems kill conversions. Keep sentences short.

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8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn from Gotham Gal

Both Sides of the Table

She went to work running sales for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter (mid 90′s). “There are so many places you can go on the Net where you can find your community. In the next generation everybody (including women (are going to write code).&#. “The Internet saved my life. Start early.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. So her wedding story had a happy ending.

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10 Cash-Flow Surprises That Could Kill Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, you can’t predict everything, but writing down what you know will identify existing problems sooner, and allow other team members to help. The Kauffman Foundation reports that late payments are among the biggest challenges facing startups. You can be on budget, and still run out of cash.

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