Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

On the other hand, stealth mode does make sense for large companies, like Apple and IBM, who will likely be sued for pre-announcing a future product, since other companies have used this ploy in the past to freeze the market and lock out new competitors.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Launched four years ago, the Nanodegree courses allow students worldwide to gain expertise in areas such as data analytics, machine learning, and autonomous flight engineering by completing coursework that can take as little as six months.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. We sell directly to big enterprises, like IBM and Cisco.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

Among Degreed’s goals is to help businesses keep up with technological change by offering workers easy access to online courses and other materials that can fill knowledge gaps or add new areas of. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest , former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), Co-Founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!].

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest, former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), co-founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!].

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

Thrun (pictured) says many software engineers working at the raft of companies now developing self-driving vehicles have trained in the technology via Udacity , the educational technology company he. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

Of course, big data never really went away—though many companies did. It seems like ancient history now, but “big data” was once a hot field with startups, investors, and big companies all buzzing with hype.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

Now, Frost has set up shop buildling out a whole series of companies in the industry, and we caught up with him to learn more about the companies (Predixion Software, Cirro, Lineage, Kumo, etc.) IBM has shared ideas with us, EMC, Microsoft, and a whole raft of other major companies are working closely with us now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

Of course there are people who are great at getting things done, but haven’t had an original idea in their life. I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

My family had the very first edition of the IBM XT computer with a 10 MB hard drive. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. Not hard-core, just the stuff you’d do if you were in jr.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

. —In other news from the moonshot day, Biden warned researchers in academia and industry that they would risk losing federal funding if they didn’t follow the law and report their clinical trial results to the public ClinicalTrials.gov database… IBM said it would deploy its Watson systems to help the U.S.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2011

Early in the rapid growth phase of my computer software company, I hired an excellent, IBM-trained vice president of sales to further growth and begin our international expansion. I have an industrial psychology educational background, but could not count upon myself to be completely objective here, of course.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Of course there are people who are great at getting things done, but haven’t had an original idea in their life. I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both.

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Alon Schwartz

MARCH 25, 2012

IBM with OS2, different Linux operating systems, and of course Mac OS. But the main reason why everyone wanted Windows was software. Everyone needed software because everything was implemented as software. Everyone needed software because everything was implemented as software. Call of Duty).

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The trademark verification itself is performed by Deloitte and the data is managed by IBM , who are partnered with the TMCH to provide mark vetting services. Keep an eye on what other companies in your space are doing about these new domains first, then see if a similar course of action makes sense for your business.”

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. But some events you dont get quality attendees and then its a drag to drive that far.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. It was an IBM XT. It was the first ever IBM to ship with a hard drive. Before you think I was a complete nerd, in addition to making money selling software, which I did at 15, 16 years old, I also made money throwing keg parties. You have confidence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. For example, IBM , Intel , and other large companies routinely allocate and manage venture funds to invest in startups with new technology that may in fact be competitive with their own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. For example, IBM , Intel , and other large companies routinely allocate and manage venture funds to invest in startups with new technology that may in fact be competitive with their own.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Of course, any approach for solving the skills gap will evolve over time. This will create a picture of the skills you have versus those needed. Test this analysis further by coordinating simple tabletop exercises and simulations – both to validate the appraisal, and find gaps you may have overlooked. Have a plan that expects to change.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

But it’s now looking to be a banner year for significant advances in social software standards and technologies, many of them to address well-known shortcomings and inconveniences in today’s Web 2.0 Of course, in terms of how it will impact us at home and ultimately in business, as we’ve seen with Enterprise 2.0,

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Frank Addante

JULY 10, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. It can quickly move you off course. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

She bought our first computer – an IBM XT with a 10MB hard drive – in order to do her books electronically. I love my dad equally, of course. million to launch a SaaS software company and we took $2.5 It’s how I learned to build spreadsheets. She encouraged me to get a job when I was 14.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Of course, we all love disruptive new products, like the Pebble Smart Watch and Google Glass, but recent innovative services startups, including Uber for transportation and Airbnb for lodging, have grown much bigger and faster. Here is just a sampling to give you the idea: Software as a service (SaaS).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. One thing I observed was that many customers wanted an “on premise” version of our software and were willing to pay extra money for it. ” (effectively a “nobody ever got fired for buying IBM” sort of argument).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Of course I have. In no expert in Seattle but when I look around I see: enterprise software (Microsoft), the market leader in cloud services (Amazon AWS), games (Xbox), some of the most innovative retailers in the country (CostCo, Starbucks, REI) and what is left of Boeing (HQ moved to Chicago). I’m in Seattle this week.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. Timing your startup - Chris Dixon , November 7, 2010 I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would have passed (which of course would have been a huge mistake). This post is an accusation.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. One guy was the creator of Microsoft Excel and the other created the first network for IBM. (No,

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2023

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Bill was relentless in his focus on getting the software PC DOS project delivered, while continually challenging us with new business models. Only rare great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates and Elon Musk, have proven to be both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2020

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Bill was relentless in his focus on getting the software PC DOS project delivered, while continually challenging us with new business models. Only rare great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates and Elon Musk, have proven to be both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2015

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Bill was relentless in his focus on getting the software PC DOS project delivered, while continually challenging us with new business models. Only rare great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates and Elon Musk, have proven to be both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2016

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Bill was relentless in his focus on getting the software PC DOS project delivered, while continually challenging us with new business models. Only rare great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates and Elon Musk, have proven to be both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2014

Of course there are people who are great at getting things done, but haven’t had an original idea in their life. I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both.

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