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Conforming To Your Customers’ Realities: Your Stakeholders’ Perceptions Are Your Reality

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He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? That says something.

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7 Job Qualifications For Intrapreneurs In Any Company

Startup Professionals Musings

I have seen this happening firsthand from my years of experience in several big-name companies, including IBM and Fujitsu. In software, hackers love the intellectual challenge of confronting a system designed to do one thing and cleverly exploit it to achieve something different.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

Tech.Co

BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “ Their investor bootcamps help educate new investors about due diligence, valuation, and more. They created a space where you can follow your dreams.

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8 Keys To Migration From A Consultant To A Freelancer

Startup Professionals Musings

I learned this the hard way, when I left IBM a few years ago to share what I had learned with the exciting world of startups in Silicon Valley. Simply defining yourself as a marketing specialist, designer, or project leader minimizes the stigma of the consultant role. Promote yourself with a title to match your expertise.

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Enterprise Meet IBM’s New Hybrid Cloud, Bluemix Local

Tech Zulu Event

Startups and SMBs have been able to take advantage of the cloud, and all of the speed and flexibility it offers, long before large enterprise companies due to strict security and privacy standards, as well as regulations for major industries like banking, healthcare, and financial services. ” IBM gave this example.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. This Thanksgiving it might seem that there’s a lot less to be thankful for.