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Enterprise Meet IBM’s New Hybrid Cloud, Bluemix Local

Tech Zulu Event

Startups and SMBs have been able to take advantage of the cloud, and all of the speed and flexibility it offers, long before large enterprise companies due to strict security and privacy standards, as well as regulations for major industries like banking, healthcare, and financial services. ” IBM gave this example.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Triumph, Election Fallout, CRISPR Arguments & More

Xconomy

—Xconomy rounded up some post-election thoughts from several local tech and life science leaders , which included a mix of outrage, resiliency, hope, rationalizing, grandstanding, and some calls for calm and reason. Patent and Trademark Office. —Despite the patent fight, CRISPR work continues apace. 6 at the U.S.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 3.0: Internet advertising is good. No, it’s bad. Oh wait… it IS good!

Frank Addante

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Patent Lawsuit 6.

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10 Entrepreneur Comments That Kill Investor Deals

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, quite the opposite usually happens, due to complexity and work to switch. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage. Microsoft is too big/slow to be a threat.”

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Ten Common Arrogance Traps for Startups to Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

Another variation on this theme is the person who creates a “solution” from technology, and then makes up a “problem” that it will solve. In fact, quite the opposite usually happens, due to complexity and work to switch. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task.

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Ten Quotes That Indicate Your Arrogance is Showing

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, quite the opposite usually happens, due to complexity and work to switch. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage. Microsoft is too big/slow to be a threat.”

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Ten Common Arrogance Traps for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Another variation on this theme is the person who creates a “solution” from technology, and then makes up a “problem” that it will solve. In fact, quite the opposite usually happens, due to complexity and work to switch. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task.

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