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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2011: Acumatica, Bethesda, Maryland

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 7th 2011

According to CIO.com, enterprise resource planning software (ERP) is designed to integrate the functions of a company’s various departments into a single unified software program running off of one database to facilitate the sharing of information. Such integration cuts down on errors and saves time, particularly in regards to patients’ medical histories. Since the advent

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Chinese E-Commerce Company DangDang Faces Challenges

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 7th 2011

According to Bloomberg data, last year, Chinese companies raised $107 billion in IPOs, amounting to 38% of the global total. Chinese Internet companies are leading the brigade in listing at the U.S. stock exchanges. DangDang, the Chinese e-retailer, listed on the NYSE in December 2010.

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Enterprise 3.0 In The Supply Chain: GT Nexus Cofounder Greg Johnsen (Part 7)

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 7th 2011

Sramana: Many years ago I wrote about the notion of the extended enterprise. What you are doing is facilitating the extended enterprise. I have a model for enterprise 3.0 which includes much of what you have described. Greg Johnsen: It is funny that you used that term. When we won Hewlett-Packard in 2000, even though

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Kevin Maney

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 6th 2011

Kevin Maney joined consulting and design firm VSA Partners in 2011 to build a practice that can marry business to big-think journalism in a way that helps both prosper. The first example of his collaboration with VSA is a book commissioned by IBM and co-authored by Maney and veteran tech journalists Steve Hamm and Jeff

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The Cost Of Higher Education: A Proposed Solution

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 6th 2011

The cost of higher education has become a hot topic, especially in light of the outrageous levels of youth unemployment in America and Europe. The average price of tuition at American four-year colleges, in constant 2007 dollars, climbed from $8,552 in 1980 to $20,154 in 2009. Outstanding student loan stands at over a trillion dollars at the moment,

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How Not To Get Rejected By Business Accelerators

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 6th 2011

Did you know that 99% of the entrepreneurs who apply to Y Combinator or any other hot business accelerator are rejected? I am saying this in case you are thinking of applying. Let’s face it, rejections hurt. But if you want to get into your favorite business accelerator, we can help. Join the 1M/1M Program

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Can Technology Help Businesses To Get Ahead of the Game?

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 6th 2011

In less than two weeks, The Two-Second Advantage by Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney will make its debut on bookshelves across the U.S. Below is an excerpt from the first chapter, Wayne Gretzky’s Brain in a Box. By guest authors, Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney On March 28, 1955, Time magazine reported on a new generation of machinery

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September 8: FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 6th 2011

Entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their businesses or attend this FREE online 1M/1M strategy roundtable on Thursday, September 8, 2011, starting at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. This roundtable will be co-hosted with Israel Startup Network (ISN). You can find more details here and register here. Do let your friends know, all are

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