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The Changed Definition of Vertical Technology

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It was 1997. Gartner used to publish an annual poster which rated systems integrators/outsourcers by industries, by geographies, by technologies, and other competencies. It was a large wall hanger with many rows and columns, and many analysts, including me, had.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: athenahealth

Seeing Both Sides

One company in Watertown, Massachusetts has been executing on this vision for over a decade with a winning approach for one vertical slice of the small business market: physicians. The company was originally founded in 1997 by Jonathan Bush (1st cousin of George W.) Founding Story: A Pivot. Athenahealth version 1.0

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New VC-InsideOut Podcast: Best Practices for Building High-Performance Boards During Challenging Times

Pascal's View

42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; vertical-align:baseline;mso-line-break-override:none;punctuation-wrap:hanging"> SOME COMMON EXAMPLES OF BOARD MISALIGNMENT.42in;text-indent:-.42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; 42in;text-indent:-.42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; of fiduciary duty.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

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Ascenders and are the vertical strokes which rise above the body of a character or x-height. Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Size, style, and vertical spacing in the legibility of small typefaces. Counters are the “negative spaces” inside a character. They are also good indicators of the actual size of the type.

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Net and VC Loyalty

BeyondVC

It reminds me of a panel that I spoke on in 1997 at the Red Herring Java Technology Conference. Microsoft has been putting a huge effort in promoting their go-to-market support for startups but the irony is that Microsoft really wants companies to develop vertical, industry-specific applications on the.Net architecture.

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Net and VC Loyalty

BeyondVC

It reminds me of a panel that I spoke on in 1997 at the Red Herring Java Technology Conference. Microsoft has been putting a huge effort in promoting their go-to-market support for startups but the irony is that Microsoft really wants companies to develop vertical, industry-specific applications on the.Net architecture.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

As you may remember, I was lucky enough to have recieved, at your hands, the beating I so richly deserved back in 1997 while at ONETOUCH Systems. Reply Ken Chow , on June 18, 2009 at 12:13 pm Said: Steve, What a joy to see you finally sharing all your terrific stories and aphorisms in this blog. Just so you know, it helped immeasurably.