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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 and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, That died with waterfall software development. Ditto for enterprise software companies. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

I first attended SxSW in 2006, and was blown away. Entrepreneurism / Monetization design, Recruiting, Software development. . You quit your 9-5 to build the next google or iBeer. Here at México City, our software developers Carlos Nuño and Jose Mosco are setting up an e-comme. Gareth Knight, Technovated.

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