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The Challenges of Running A Start-UP
 342_ John Sifonis is a noted author and strategist on the topics of Business and IT strategy formulation. John has 35 years of business and technology management consulting experience with Global 500 corporations in Europe, South America, Japan, and Africa. He was also a regular guest on Larry & Pat's terrestrial radio show on KTLK. John discusses the biggest challenges faced when running a start-up. He also gives some excellent solutions with his lessons learned. These are the challenges: the founders, the investors, funding and how they structured the company. John also gives some great advice about going public.
Related Links: Nexiasoft Pressroom || Entrepreneur Channel || Find It || w3w3.com Blog || Keywords: John Sifonis, Entrepreneur, Cisco, Net Ready, Start-Up, IT, Founders, Investors >
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325_ Open Source, a pathway to innovation and much, much more
 Imagine you buy a software company. The transaction is completed. There’s a knock on your door. A stranger is here to confirm that you are not in breach of his ‘open source software license’. You call your attorney for help. That’s where Jason Haislmaier, HRO, enters the scene. He is recognized by many as the “Open Source Legal Guru” in Colorado. When we asked how he got into this field? his reply was direct and to the point. "Simply put, I was driven by client need."
Having earned an engineering degree prior to law school, Jason has a natural affinity and appreciation for the technical issues he handles today. "As a software vendor, it's not uncommon to have your software product comprised of software that you've developed in-house, that you would consider proprietary, perhaps third party software that you've licensed in, and from open source software, and it's all working together. It is that co mingling or interaction of the softwares that, from a legal standpoint, creates some of the stickier areas under the open source license. Even if you're not a vendor, if you're a data center, it's the same thing.
"Open source software, at its core, is licensed. Licenses can be breached and that can create liability; and in come the lawyers. And that’s where a lot of the legal aspects of open source come about. It’s very difficult to talk about open source software without talking about the legal aspects of open source software.
Related Links: Holme Roberts & Owen || GPLv3 || It's the Law Interviews || Find It || Keywords: Open Source Software, HRO, Holme Roberts & Owen, Jason Haislmaier, Lucky Vidmar> Channels: Software Bytes: 7984172 LISTEN 6/11/07
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 Stephanie McCoy, Venture Capitalist Addresses Entrepreneur’s Capital Challenges with Answers
341_The three deadly sins (most common mistakes) made by entrepreneurs seeking venture capital relate to introductions, timing, and the ability to change on a dime. Stephanie Smeltzer McCoy, managing partner at Meritage Funds lays it on the line when giving advice to entrepreneurs seeking money. Some of her ideas sound like common sense, however others are hard-hitting and can seem hard to gulp…but she is right on track. The “rules” have changed post 2004 and today 2-way due diligence will often make the difference. Stephanie has an interesting take on ‘commitment to your idea’. Listen carefully; this can help make the difference how a VC looks at the possibility of investing in your company.
Related Links: Meritage Funds || Venture Capital Channel || CTP Channel || Podcast Directory || Keywords:Stephanie Smeltzer McCoy, Meritage Funds, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurs, VC
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Fail Fast and Never Forget the Value of the Team
340_  Eileen Gittins Founder, President, and CEO, Blurb, Inc. is an NCWIT Hero. Lucy Sanders, CEO and Founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) discusses the fun (and lessons learned) Eileen is having building Blurb.com. Eileen Gittins wanted to create a beautifully designed and professionally produced photo essay book, something that looked like a book you'd buy at the bookstore, but she only needed 40 copies. This turned out to be remarkably painful, expensive, and time-consuming, and she thought that was just wrong. So she founded Blurb. She recommends to 'fail fast' and to never forget the value of the team.
Related Links: NCWIT Heroes || NCWIT Blog || CO Coalition for Gender and IT || NCWIT Practice|| Blurb || Keywords: Eileen Gittins, Blurb, Books, Lucy Sanders, Women in IT, National Center for Women & Information Technology, NCWIT Heroes
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CB-29_ Web Analytics Reveal Visitor Habits and Maybe Even Threats
 Analyzing time spent on your site can produce some interesting results. In the case of Cobizmag.com, our OneStat tracking software shows that our average time spent per visitor is highest during the hours of 10 a.m. to about 3 p.m., when most visitors spend about 10 minutes on the site. ColoradoBiz ( Cobizmag.com) launches several new blogs, including New Media. Topics include: Web analytics reveal visitor habits and maybe even threats, plus, a new Denver PR blog, and, adieu page views for Web traffic measurement. With all the emphasis on online media, how does a business reach its customers? It's an intellectual sleigh ride in the digital age. By Keith DuBay READ More Related Links: Colorado BIZ Today || w3w3.com Blog || PodCast Directory || Channel: COBIZ || Keywords: Colorado Business Magazine, COBIZ, Keith DuBay, New Media, Cobizmag.com >
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 338 _ iPhone - Hyperbole, Hoopla, Hooray or Horrific
Do you have your iPhone yet? Brad Feld, Managing Director of The Foundry Group writes in his Blog, “I’ve had an entertaining series of problems. I’m still amused, but getting closer to annoyed. I picked up my phone last night at the Flatiron Apple Store on the way home from the airport. It took me 45 seconds to purchase it (no line.) I tried to activate it when I got home. iTunes went through its upgrade cycle to 7.3 and then gave me errors that I didn’t have the right version to work with the iPhone so I had to deinstall / install iTunes 7.3. I did that and tried to activate. It got hung up trying to check my credit and told me I had to go to an AT&T store to get a pre-authorization code.”
Related Links: Brad's Blog || The Foundry Group || iBrick = iPhone || Apple iPhone (in all fairness) || iLaunch || Keywords: Brad Feld, The Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital, iPhone, AT&T, Apple > Brad's Blog - Read More ||
LISTEN to 2007 Predictions by Brad Feld and Jared Polis: Interview 1/8/07
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339_ Mother of Two Raises $20 Million from Investors
 Sangita Verma co-founded TAG Networks in May 2003. In her role as CEO, she has secured $20M from private equity investors, established exclusive content agreements with leading game suppliers and global brands, and has filed eight patents covering key proprietary technologies for delivering interactive content under the TAG brand. Sangita is a mother of two as well as strategic planner, veteran marketer and business visionary, Lucy Sanders, CEO and Founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) discusses the challenges, choices and decisions she made during thr time leading to Ms. Verma extensive experience in the video game industry. She is an NCWIT Hero.
"Investing in research and education is critical. So is investing in a more diverse workforce. Support for the National Center for Women & Information Technology is key to encouraging young women to study computing and empowering women to play a central role in the technology workforce."
-Bill Gates,
Chairman and Chief Software Architect,
Microsoft Corporation
Related Links: NCWIT Heroes || NCWIT Blog || CO Coalition for Gender and IT || NCWIT Practice|| Tag Networks || Keywords: Sangita Verma, Tag Networks, Lucy Sanders, Women in IT, National Center for Women & Information Technology, NCWIT Heroes> Channels: NCWIT Bytes: 8995452 LISTEN 7/9/07
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337_ Achieving Your Personal and Professional Goals
Don't Let Another Year Go By - The Ultimate Win is Yours
 Larry Nelson has taught this material in seminars in over a dozen countries, from China to Canada, from Norway to Australia, from Germany to Japan as well as throughout the US. He shares the results of his international research about the Characteristics of an Achiever and then goes on to help you lay out your "personalized blueprint" to personal and professional success. Larry is an internationally published author, has been a consultant to many Fortune 1000 companies and is best known for his train-the-trainer programs.
Related Links: Training Trends || Ultimate Win || 3-Filters || Your Goal || Keywords:Event Photos, High-Tech, Business, Interviews, Photo Chronicles, Pat and Larry Nelson
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 CB-28_ Biggest Test for Bandwidth - National Convention Bigger than Two Super Bowls
Qwest exec predicts next summer's Democratic National Convention will be bigger than two Super Bowls. When most city boosters imagine next summer’s Democratic National Convention at Denver’s Pepsi Center, they see the stuff of a fertile economic breeding ground. Close to 35,000 people will descend on the metro area for the convention, filling hotel rooms, eating at restaurants and signing credit card tabs that local economists estimate will be part of a $160 million spending spree. Not Charles Ward. When he thinks about the convention, he thinks about something else entirely: bandwidth. As in, gigabytes of the stuff. In all flavors. Wireless networks. Super-fast optical fiber lines. Temporary cellular towers. Plus, all the trappings that go with it. Legions of bloggers. Delegates armed with mobile phones, notebook computers, Palm Pilots and wireless data cards. By Stewart Schley Read More
Related Links: Complete Story || Colorado BIZ Today || w3w3.com Blog || PodCast Directory || Channel: COBIZ || Keywords: Colorado Business Magazine, COBIZ, Steward Schley, >
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