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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

They want to share your satisfaction in success, maybe as a reward for their own mistakes and learning earlier in life in their own businesses. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Software and hardware development architects and designers.

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Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

They want to share your satisfaction in success, maybe as a reward for their own mistakes and learning earlier in life in their own businesses. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Software and hardware development architects and designers.

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Interview with Mike Whitmire, CEO and Co-founder, FloQast

socalTECH

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA

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More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers

Startup Professionals Musings

They want to share your satisfaction in success, maybe as a reward for their own mistakes and learning earlier in life in their own businesses. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Software and hardware development architects and designers.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews.

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How The IBM PC Made Me Appreciate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The burn rate was extremely high, with no one working for equity or deferred compensation. Internal legal reviews and required new processes were slow to finalize. Required pivots and budged changes are painfully slow and over-analyzed. Compensation and support carried the corporate burden rate.

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Pivot Now is Less Painful Than Turnaround Later

Startup Professionals Musings

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Determine key customer satisfaction levels and requirements. By Ernst H.

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