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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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It’s true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time. We hired IP specialists to review prior art. It was impressive.

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Everything about Java 8

TechEmpower

At the time of this writing, Java 8 development is still very much in progress. Adding a method to an interface would mean breaking all existing code that implements the interface. It is not necessary to specify the "abstract" modifier, as this code does, in order to qualify as a functional interface. Method reference.

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Don’t Let Too Many Features Ruin Your Next Product

Startup Professionals Musings

This term refers to the penchant to add just one more feature to the product or service before first delivery, just because you can. Define milestones for cost review and sign-off. Change requests must be visibly reviewed by executives frequently.

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Identifying Pain in the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How

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In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. These references make for great discussions with customers. If you have enough references in your arsenal you obviously want to pick out ones that you believe will resonate with your prospect due to job function or industry.

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More Features Kill More Startups Than Lack of Money

Startup Professionals Musings

This term refers to the penchant to add just one more feature to the product or service before first delivery, just because you can. Define milestones for cost review and sign-off. Change requests must be visibly reviewed by executives frequently.

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Five Rules to Prevent Startup Project Scope Creep

Startup Professionals Musings

This term refers to the penchant to add just one more feature to the product or service before first delivery, just because you can. Define milestones for cost review and sign-off. Change requests must be visibly reviewed by executives frequently.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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Write things down. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). Ask multiple people involved with the decision.