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Looking for the Silver Lining - Business Opportunities in Cloud Computing

Tuesday I spent much of the day at the Cloud Summit conference at the Computer History Museum. The sessions I saw were interesting and highlighted the fact that there is still a tremendous amount of services and products that need to be developed in order to make cloud computing a viable technolo...

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Silicon ...sruption — October 15

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Survey: Bosses are keeping staff in the dark on financial crisis

When I met with Sabrina Horn, the head of Horn Group a couple of weeks ago, she had just gotten out of a meeting with her staff. She discussed the financial crisis with her teams and told them this wasn't the first time her company had faced a downturn and she knew what needed to be done, she fin...

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Silicon ...sruption — October 13

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We've been here before - boom and bust in Silicon Valley

I arrived in Silicon Valley in 1984 just after the PC bubble had popped. It was all doom and gloom at the time, there were stories about how Silicon Valley was washed up, and that innovation would move elsewhere. There have been many boom and busts in Silicon Valley since 1984 and similar stories...

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Silicon ...sruption — October 13

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Fishwrap: Can Silicon Valley Save the World Economy? Don't hold your breath . . .

[Wrapping up the week in three dots . . .] . . . The Conversation Group celebrates its one year anniversary. Congrats! . . . Reuters star reporter Eric Auchard is heading off to work from London. After many months of delays Eric finally got his papers through and leaves very soon. I'll see you i...

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Silicon ...sruption — October 10

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Tripit Builds Following for Online Travel Plans

"I've never been associated with a product that has had so much positive feedback," says Gregg Brockway, a serial entrepreneur and President of Tripit - an online service for organizing travel plans. Although the service is still in beta, it has quickly built a cult-like following espec...

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Silicon ...sruption — October 09

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VCs to Startups: Cut Your Burn Rate by 25 % Now!

I'm hearing VCs telling portfolio companies to cut their spending significantly, by at least 25 per cent, because of the financial crisis and its impact on the economy. The goal is to extend a startup's "runway" its time between financing events. Most of those cuts will come from payrol...

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Silicon ...sruption — October 09