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Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You?

InfoChachkie

Philo’s fellow researchers were not the only people who benefitted from his discoveries. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. He was primarily motivated by the educational potential of his invention, not the wealth it might generate.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

Finally we get to: Peter Coffee , Director of Platform Research, Salesforce.com His premise is that we should be beyond having to buy servers, software, or any other infrastructure. Interesting term used in a ZD Net article - Platform as a Service (PaaS) Unfortunately, Peter sells the promise and ignores the reality.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

While entertainment moguls often rely on the taste, advice and social connections of the citys top brokers, tech executives frequently do their own research online before they arrive in town, and know what they want before they look. Silicon Valley buyers shop differently from other wealthy L.A. clients, brokers say. WSJ Web Slice.