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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. The audience is now the actors.

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7 Steps Online Companies Can Take to Manage Sales Tax Exposure

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States have been fighting to collect sales taxes from online retailers since the dawn of the e-commerce age. But today, online companies that sell services rather than merchandise also need to be concerned about state sales taxes. For example, medical services are generally not subject to sales tax.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Thus even if unit sales keep increasing, revenues can lag due to the need for lower prices as the mainstream market takes over.

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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Thus even if unit sales keep increasing, revenues can lag due to the need for lower prices as the mainstream market takes over.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. The audience is now the actors.

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6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Thus even if unit sales keep increasing, revenues can lag due to the need for lower prices as the mainstream market takes over.

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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. The audience is now the actors.

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