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Microsoft and WordPress – I Knew it !

Well, almost … :-) Although yesterday’s Announcement by Microsoft that they are going to partner with WordPress to replace the Windows Live Spaces blogging platform, was quite a surprise, my intuition seemed to be moving me in that direction.  Over...

12 Breeds of Clients and How to Work with Them

This is a one of those cute but oh-so-true blog posts that describes several typical types of clients we often encounter.   I know that I have encountered many of them at least once over the years that I have been in business. I have been fortunate...
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The Origin of Job Interview (Humor)

Have you been subjected to a job interview like this? (from http://www.resumark.com/blog/ )
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Israel: Leader of Business Innovation

Here is a short video clip from CNBC, Israel: Leader of Business Innovation , that is an interview with one of the authors of the recently published book “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle”. You can also read a Newsweek excerpt from...

Workplace socializing is productive?

An interesting article published in the Gallup Management Journal posits that workplace socializing actually increases work productivity. Here’s the sides of the debate: Every March, we hear dire warnings about workplace productivity lost to water cooler...
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Outsourcing R&D as a Strategy to Grow Your Business

Included below is an article regarding strategic outsourcing of R&D that I recently came across. I’d be very interested in hearing your thoughts and/or plans in this area. Technology companies are increasingly partnering with Offshore R&D providers...

Creating a Profitable Startup Company

If you are involved, or considering starting, your own technology business, I strongly recommend you invest half an hour to watch this video by David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals. It is full of sound...
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How Clients Negotiate with Software Vendors

I came cross this video on Antonio Chagoury . It is one of those “Very funny, but painfully true” videos that depicts how ridiculous it would be if the same negotiating tactics used with software vendors were used in other scenarios. How many of you deal...
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