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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective. At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

and there was certainly less competition from everybody pitching local merchant solutions. and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me]. [and and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me].

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. In the late 90′s I saw a dangerous trend creeping into the startup world, which was that companies were suddenly raising huge amounts of money too early in their existence. Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies.

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How The IBM PC Made Me Appreciate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. For example, even though we were leading an entrepreneurial effort within IBM, we found it a challenge to deal with the inbred mainframe culture, reverence for process, and accounting practices of a large company.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

InfoChachkie

He is a great example of…building an enchanting company.”. That’s too bad ,” Steve told him, “ because I signed the inside, along with the other members of my development team. As Harvard Professor Michael Porter notes, competitive advantage is not derived by doing things, “better, faster, cheaper.”

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

As noted in parts I and II of this series, agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) can be alluring and potentially fatal. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Unmitigated exclusivity can be the death knell of a small company.

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How to Save MySpace

Jason Nazar

I know many of their founders and early employees, and one of the co-founders of Intermix (the parent company of MySpace) is an investor. Leverage a worldwide community to enable a perfect market for outsourcing activities like online research, writing, & content review. MySpace has lost the battle as the “place for friends”.