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InfoChachkie
APRIL 1, 2013
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. It was the best marketing campaign ever. worth $15,000.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
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.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.
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