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6 Startup Lessons Learned By Passionate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, most people believe that Bill Gates started with a simple purchase of a base operating system leading to MS-DOS and Microsoft, but Mars points out that Bill spent thousands of hours in some computer rooms working on software day and night. Then pursue the people and education you need to build a winning business.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Carry minimal historical baggage.

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Boston Startup School Launches | Education 2.0

Tech Zulu Event

Over the past few months Boston Startup School and it’s founders have reviewed hundreds of applications for their first class all while working very hard to get to know each and every candidate. .” -says Shaun Johnson, Co-Founder and COO of Boston Startup School. Something a “corporate” job would not do.) great jobs.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. everything.

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Ixia Gets Nasdaq Warning

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More troubles have surfaced over at Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network analysis hardware and software, as its reported late yesterday that it has received a notice from the NASDAQ, saying that it no longer complies with a Nasdaq listing rule covering the filing of periodic financial reports.

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10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

Startup Professionals Musings

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Carry minimal historical baggage.

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet many of you are telling me that we are all missing big opportunities by not recognizing the unique challenges faced by startups in developing countries , where infrastructure is lacking, and talent is not so concentrated. Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Develop new venture models for tougher ecosystems.

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