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[Interview] Michael C. Fillios, Author Of “Tech Debt 2.0™: How To Future Proof Your Small Business And Improve Your Tech Bottom Line”  

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To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. Tech Debt 2.0

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Here’s What President of textPlus @Nanea Reeves Has to Say on Leadership, Mgmt, Women in Tech

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I could have listened to her for hours as many of her lessons were ones I hadn’t heard before such as how she used online gaming when she was younger as a way of both teaching herself tech as well as learning to lead remote teams. Nanea Reeves has a storied career in senior leadership roles at technology companies.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former. But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries. 2007 was the watershed year. 2007 was the watershed year.

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Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

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But when you create a product for a large segment of users who previously couldn’t afford products due to price or complexity and if that product can work at “Internet scale” you have the chance to do something truly amazing. With 30 million registered users on a global basis. Like DeviantArt. All totally free.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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The things that always differentiated Accenture? Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. And coming to the end of 2010 I feel a sense of reminiscence of some of the trends from a decade ago.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. We realized we needed help.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

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In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.