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Just a quote about Steve Jobs...

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The death of Steve Jobs is as if Michael Jordan had passed away after he first retired after winning 'just' 3 rings. He had so much ahead :(

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Top 10 Laws of Cloud Computing and SaaS

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There are many SaaS businesses that have changed the way we work. From Salesforce to Google Apps to Constant Contact, customers can access incredibly valuable tools at a relatively low price. I say relatively low if we compare it to the 'old model' - the one that required...

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Thinking of launching your business in Silicon Valley? Read this! (part II)

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I'm sorry it took me so long to write this 2nd part. I've been extremely busy. Here are the three topics I wanted to cover, continuing from the previous post: Place to live, places to work in SV Some tips on SV's business culture My experience with funding opportunities...

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Thinking of launching your business in Silicon Valley? Read this! (part I)

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Would Facebook be Facebook if its founders had stayed in Boston? Can Europe or Japan create its own Silicon Valley? Will Silicon Valley survive the current economic turmoil that California is suffering? Is the Valley still a good place for me to consider starting up my...

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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

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I love this sentence. I couldn't agree more with Seneca. Of course there's fortune sometimes in our lives, but... not that often, uh? I actually hardly ever get lucky, I must say. Sure sometimes I'm playing basketball and the ball bounces four times on the rim before...

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9 mistakes to avoid when launching and running your business

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I launched my own business over 10 years ago. Ask me if I've made mistakes and I'll answer you bet! Lots of them! If I'd been in business for 20 years, probably I'd have many more. It's pretty normal and logical to make mistakes. You are an Entrepreneur, which is like...

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3 lessons learned after reading John Scully on Steve Jobs interview

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Most people in the Valley know about John Scully. No need to be a MAC lover to know that Scully was hired by Steve Jobs and the Apple Board of Directors to manage Apple in April 8, 1983 as CEO along side Steve Jobs himself. In a nutshell, it didn't go that well...

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How to sell to Google, Paypal and others like them

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As co-Founding Partner at UserZoom, a world leading online User Experience research software company, my main area of responsibility is Sales and Marketing. In the past two years alone, I'm proud to say that we've successfully engaged with top global brands such as Google...

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I owe a lot to the Valley!

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It all became quite clear when last week I met a group of fellow country men in Mountain View for a dish of Thai food. Most of them were on their first visit to Silicon Valley and they were very excited and eager to learn what the buzz is all about...  I found myself...

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I'm a European Entrepreneur living in Silicon Valley, a place where you should always be thinking "What's so f*** special about you anyways?"

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  • Seth's Blog
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  • Where amazing happens. | NBA.COM
  • The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman
  • The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience, Carmine Gallo
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  • Business & Small Business
  • Small Business and Small Business Information for the Entrepreneur
  • Technology News - CNET News

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  • Pandora Radio

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