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Cloud Leaders Shrug at IBM’s $34B Red Hat Deal

Xconomy

IBM’s planned $34 billion deal to acquire open-source software maker Red Hat is a hefty price to pay to give its cloud computing business a shot in the arm. In some ways, the biggest software acquisition of all time could be a yawner.

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About this Blog

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women.

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The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get

Both Sides of the Table

Would Microsoft have been such a powerful global business if IBM had recognized the importance of software as an independent phenomenon from hardware? I was thinking about all of this as I looked at the logs from my WordPress blog this evening. I started blogging 2 years ago. Just like a sales person at the end of a quarter.

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Improving Sales: The Excuse Departement is Closed

Both Sides of the Table

They like a solid product, well defined pricing, good references to sell against, a clear quota and well defined competitors. I’ve talked many times on my blog about how they’re the lifeblood of most businesses – even those that pretend like they’re above it all. Sales people will often blame your pricing.

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7 Strategies For Brand Leadership Through Influencers

Startup Professionals Musings

You too can become an influencer through social media, videos and blogs, and people will follow you on what to buy, what causes to support, and who to vote for. At the very least, big brands like IBM and McDonalds still take decades to achieve influence, whereas people have become influencers with only a few months of work.

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