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Can your lawyer destroy a good business deal?

Berkonomics

And since attorneys are paid to protect, often they will give a litany of warnings about what could go wrong when accepting a contract clause that they have been trained to challenge. The attorney held fast defending every challenge, stating that “these terms are standard for our client and cannot be changed.”

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Can your lawyer destroy a good business deal?

Berkonomics

And since attorneys are paid to protect, often they will give a litany of warnings about what could go wrong when accepting a contract clause that they have been trained to challenge. The attorney held fast defending every challenge, stating that “these terms are standard for our client and cannot be changed.”

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EDF Renewable Energy Puts Google Wind Farm Into Operation

socalTECH

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy says that it recently put a 225 megawatt, wind farm--which is supplying electricity to Google--into operation. gigawatts worth of renewable energy long-term contracts. EDF RE said that Google is now the largest corporate buyer of renwable power in the world, with 2.6

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

In a world where 90% of communications is non-verbal imagine what is lost on conference calls. He gossips with the office manager who tells 3 software developers. I don’t like distributed development teams in early stage businesses. I’m fine with key developers being in a remote location.

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A Conversation With Appetize's Kevin Anderson On Getting Customer Service Right

socalTECH

This year, we're again sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Lots of startups talk about trying to outsource all their customer support. The Recurring Revenue Conference , Presented by Sutton Capital Partners, is being held on April 12th.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. I hope to be asked back for next year’s event. “Online education is truly going to kill us.”

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How to Configure Your Startup Team

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Early-stage companies shouldn’t: outsource core product development, have consulting firms build it for them to speed up time-to-market, shouldn’t hire too many business people until product is complete and early product/market fit tested. Engineering is critical but it is not everything.

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