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Scientist.com Raises $24M for “Pharma Markets” that Outsource R&D

Xconomy

San Diego’s Scientist.com set out in 2006 to disrupt part of the pharmaceutical business by providing an Amazon-like approach to the business of hiring contract research organizations (CROs). Founding CEO Kevin Lustig said Scientist.com will use the additional cash to expand its operations. Lustig argued.

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5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Transforming Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

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7 Ways Your People Skills Are The Key To Your Success

Startup Professionals Musings

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster.

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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

InfoChachkie

The American Seed Company, as shown in the accompany ad, encouraged young people to sign a simple “contract” that read: “Please send me your Big Prize book and one order of 45 packs of American Seeds. Newspaper delivery was not the only way that children in the US’s pre-litigious era could learn and deploy important entrepreneurial skills.

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7 Success Factors When Your People Are The Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster.

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4 Benefits of Using a Managed Network Services Provider

Southern California Edison Blog

While some organizations may have the resources to manage their own network, an in-house team without the right technical prowess may still struggle to handle their networks in the most cost-effective and productive way. By partnering with an MNSP, organizations can receive four main benefits: Cost Savings. Greater Staff Productivity.

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Carving An Internet Niche With FamousBirthdays.com

socalTECH

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. I love the web and love Internet marketing.

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