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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? . -

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

Additionally, these developers will likely begin to develop new products, based on “Minecraft” code augmented by Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and enhanced Windows compatibility. Minecraft” is already in use in some U.S. school districts as a math, physics or resource management simulator.

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The Virus Survival Strategy For Your Startup

Steve Blank

But next the question is, ‘What happens to my business?”. The questions every startup or small business CEO needs to ask now are: What’s my Burn Rate and Runway? What does your new business model look like? And how much are variable expenses (salaries, consultants, commission, travel, AWS/Azure charges, supplies, etc.?).

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Digital Analytics Simplified: The Beginner’s Guide

ConversionXL

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. The more you know about your customers and market, the more effectively you can run your business.

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Slack S-1: Will ARPU Drive Long Term Value?

View from Seed

MS Office is obviously part of Microsoft overall which has many other huge businesses (Azure, Xbox, Windows, etc). But Office Commercial is a $24B a year revenue business on its own, and while a much older and more mature franchise than the others it’s still growing 25%+ annually. Market Cap. Salesforce = $121B. Dropbox = $10B.

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The big challenge for Generative AI is GPU capacity and server costs

VC Cafe

ChatGPT costs approximately $100,000 per day or $3 million per month to run on Microsoft’s Azure Cloud, with each word generated costing $0.0003. The costs should come down with time, but for now, there’s a mild GPU shortage and the costs are significant.

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Joining Get Satisfaction

Venture Chronicles

Despite the seduction of media and consumer applications I also realize that my strengths are in enterprise technology, which is only really defined as selling something to a business customer. Tags: Get Satisfaction Azure Capital First Round OATV Social CRM.

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