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7 Specifics Show How Startups Are All About Execution

Startup Professionals Musings

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change.

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7 Ways Entrepreneurs With Great Ideas Must Follow Up

Startup Professionals Musings

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change.

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Idea People Are Not The Key To Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change.

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7 Areas Where Ideas Are Necessary, But Not Sufficient

Startup Professionals Musings

I worked with Bill Gates in the early days of Microsoft and the IBM PC, while I was with IBM. Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price. However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. in Computer Science. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Overcoming the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Xconomy

Metrics, such as time-to-completion on individual tasks and workload balance, can provide a clearer understanding of how your resources are deployed, and how effective they are at certain tasks. For training, consider partnering with outside organizations, such as SANS, CERT, or NICCS, or other online educational resources.