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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? Why Build a Services Business in the First Place?

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? ” YouTube takes 45%.

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Solarflare Ships Networking Middleware

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Irvine-based Solarflare Communications , the developer of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters, said today that it has released a new app acceleration middleware product targeted at financial services, geosciences, biosciences, weather and other high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Pricing on the new software was not announced.

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FreedomPop Offers Up Free Voice, Text, Data Service

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Los Angeles-based FreedomPop announced this morning that it has launched a free, mobile service which not only includes broadband data, but also includes free voice and texting. The new service comes as FreedomPop continues to try to disrupt the current model of high priced mobile phone service. READ MORE>>.

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FastSoft Launches Testing Network

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Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. READ MORE>>.

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D-Link Taps Unisys For New Support Service

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Fountain Valley-based D-Link, a developer of networking hardware and related products, has partnered with Unisys Corporation to add a new set of hardware maintenance services to its offerings. D-Link said the new service will provide support for its customers, with packages started at $49.99.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?