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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Wasted time is money lost.

Berkonomics

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Interview with Vanessa Dawson, The Vinetta Project

socalTECH

The Vinetta Project (www.vinettaproject.com), a group which is focused on helping to accelerate the growth of female-led startups, announced a few weeks ago that it is working with P&G Ventures, the internal "startup studio" of Procter and Gamble on an effort to help female-led companies in Los Angeles. What is The Vinetta Project?

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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my experience and data from the field, over seventy-five percent of new startups fail, even with venture backing. Any startup with no patents, trade secrets, or other secret sauce is very high risk today. Prepare your marketing story for customers and investors. Make sure your solution is defensible and unique.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors

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Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Your Software Development Partner. Cox Communications - Orange County - Looking for Product Marketing Manager. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Southern California's high tech news and companies.

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Wasted time is money lost. (And another story of lost opportunity.)

Berkonomics

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

Much like political leaders, corporate executives are often given too much credit, as well as too much blame. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. " [Tweet this quote].

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