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5 Priorities For New Business Leader Self-Development

Startup Professionals Musings

It should convince you that no matter how much you know about technology, leading a team, as well as vendors and customers, is a whole new challenge. That means constantly seeking feedback, taking time for relevant seminars and guidance, and looking for positive changes in the organization.

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Announcing that you are a consultant, and hoping demand will set your focus, is not a good strategy. Use your knowledge of evolving needs and technology to add more value than competitors, and introduce clients to each other to build partnerships. Don’t forget seminars and events. Shape your business by design, not by default.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

The iHub is a California state initiative that selected six locations in the state to serve as specific technology development hubs. Wherever water is consumed we can ensure that it is used efficiently through our technology. STEM degrees are also needed to feed the talent needs of technology companies.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

The iHub is a California state initiative that selected six locations in the state to serve as specific technology development hubs. Wherever water is consumed we can ensure that it is used efficiently through our technology. STEM degrees are also needed to feed the talent needs of technology companies.

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Interview with Robin Richards, Internships.com

socalTECH

Robin Richards: After selling Notification Technology to Blackboard, we kind of sat around and said--where is there a marketplace, that can do some good, really needs to be developed using technology, and where there is no major player involved. There's a gigantic need for the demand side of the marketplace.

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Cloud Computing is Not All Sunshine Yet

Startup Professionals Musings

A typical definition (from Wikipedia) is that “cloud computing, is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.” That’s about 25 words which I’m certain doesn’t paint much of a picture to the entrepreneurs I know.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. Thus you end up with Demand Media that booms until Google algorithm changes (Panda) changes send it off a cliff along with many other companies overly reliant upon one “place” and one “promotional” method. My argument is pretty simple.

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