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How Bill Gates Was A Role Model For New Entrepreneurs

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At that time I couldn’t imagine a startup succeeding that was first called Traf-O-Data to process raw traffic data into reports, later changed to Microsoft to sell Basic Interpreters to microcomputer manufacturers. In my opinion, Bill Gates would have failed without his partners Steve Ballmer, and Paul Allen. That’s real viral marketing.

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LumaTax Raises $2M For Small Business Tax Reporting Software

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The startup is led by Robert Shulte, who was founder of sales tax software provider Taxient, which was based in San Diego, and who he sold to tax software developer Avalara in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Mature Companies Can Learn Many Things From Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

At that time I couldn’t imagine a startup succeeding that was first called Traf-O-Data to process raw traffic data into reports, later changed to Microsoft to sell Basic Interpreters to microcomputer manufacturers. In my opinion, Bill Gates would have failed without his partners Steve Ballmer, and Paul Allen. That’s real viral marketing.

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Thanks to our sponsors!

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Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks in particular to: Sponsors. Startups Made Simple.

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Thanks to our sponsors!

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Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Eric Futoran: From Scopely To Embrace.io, The Challenges Of Mobile Development

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The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. Eric Futoran: The biggest lesson, which I teach to other entrepreneurs, is don't assume anything. READ MORE>>.

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