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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest , former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), Co-Founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? 3) Why the hell are you at it again?

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest, former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), co-founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? Company : FindTheBest.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Are there particular technologies or platforms involved? I (and TechEmpower ) have worked with IBM, HP, Xerox, etc. That says something.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “ Indiegogo is a platform for ground breaking technology and where you can find interesting products that haven’t hit the mainstream market. iFundWomen (New York, NY).

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5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC. We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3 I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Consider just how much exposure the Austin community gets every year due to SXSW. But who else is going to get out there and close your big biz dev deals with you? Are you going to do all of this?