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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

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How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , knows the answer and he delights in telling the story of how MySQL ate Oracle's lunch and dinner. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. worth $15,000.

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The Danger of Crocodile Sales

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This is part of my series on Startup Advice. You learn much more about how other people think when you’re asking. But I’m keenly aware afterward when I’ve done it and kick myself. But how to apply “listening&# in a sales meeting? When I worked in London there were a ton of Aussies.

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