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Ingram Micro Launches Startup Competition

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Irvine-based Ingram Micro , a distributor of technology products and provider of cloud and other related services, has launched a new competition aimed at startups, thec ompany said this morning. It is seeking B2B software developers, and says it will not take any equity in those companies.

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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

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In case you hadn’t noticed, the key elements of a competitive advantage for your business have changed as businesses move online, and your domain is instantly global. As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

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If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Marty Zwilling.

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BetterWorks Recruiting Effort: A LEGO Contest?

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How do you find the best and brightest engineers and web developers? Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the developer of software and services to help companies manage their fringe benefits for employees, has an interesting one: have those software developers compete to build the best, LEGO. READ MORE>>.

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Trellis Takes $2M For Legal Litigation Tools

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According to the startup, it has created a legal intelligence decision engine, which it says gives litigators a "competitive edge" in legal services. The startup was created by CEO and co-founder Nicole Clark, which the company describes as a career litigator.

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Vroozi Deploys In The UK

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Los Angeles-based mobile procurement software developer Vroozi said this morning that it has deployed its software in the UK, as part of an online marketplace for the U.K. Government, called G-Cloud. Vroozi said it is rolling out its solution via U.K. channel partner voom! READ MORE>>.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Marty Zwilling.