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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

. – Digital Messaging Infrastructure Company (incubated by Addante and Associates, LLC) Age: 25 - 29 (present) Time Period: 2002 - present My Role: Founder High Point: TBD Here is a summary of my experiences to-date with StrongMail: 1. Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. Relaxing 2.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

He gossips with the office manager who tells 3 software developers. I often advise these CEOs to make the tough choices early in the company’s history – either move up North or build your tech team in LA. If they can’t, I doubt it will become a big, important technical company. What about offshoring?