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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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Azure Security is Coming Up; And Here Is What it Means for You

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It has been the goal of Microsoft to offer a cloud security solution that was designed to leverage the unique insights that Microsoft has concerning the cyber threat landscape in order to provide tools and resources that will help customers do a more efficacious job of preventing, detecting and responding to threats. Reliability.

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Ten Startup Tips From Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos

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A mis-hire at the outset of your company can irreversibly alter the trajectory of your corporate culture. Obsess About Customers, Not Colleagues Or Competitors. “We We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Be Stubborn And Flexible. “We

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Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop - Initial Business Models Can Be Enticing But Limiting In The Long Run

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Thus, entrepreneurs must decide when to stop listening to the Sirens’ song of a quick buck and position their company to take advantage of long-term, sustainable business models. The more a customer utilized WebEx’s services, the more they had to pay. We charged $49 per month, irrespective of a customer’s usage. Bad Profits.

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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups

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I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. But one theme in pervasive in all my thinking about investing in Internet-based companies: Deflationary economics. We still won large customers but over time it became harder to compete. Here’s what I mean.

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Dude, Akanda Is Tying The Cloud Together Like A Rug

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In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million. Even the most conservative companies began adopting the open-source LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) to dynamically create and maintain their websites.

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UnVenture Capitalists: Seek Investors Aligned With Your Interests, Not Their Egos

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In the early 1970s, the Seven-Up Company devised an ingenious plan to market its flagship soda. The company hired the Dominican actor Geoffrey Holder, who delivered the commercial’s signature tagline with memorable panache, “ Maaarvelous, absolutely maaarvelous.” What made the commercials noteworthy was not their charismatic pitchman.