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Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith

TechCrunch

Sure, due diligence matters in the investment process, but lying about your capabilities can undercut the founder-investor relationship — and in extreme cases, to the detriment of the larger, global startup market. Let’s start with the supposition that the venture-founder compact is built almost entirely on trust, especially early on.

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American Airlines to buy 20 jets from Boom Supersonic

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The Concorde, which made its first supersonic flight in 1976 from New York City to London in three hours, was in the skies until 2003, when the Concorde made its last commercial flight, due to a number of issues with the jets.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

CIO

Going digital is not only necessary for economic development,” writes Liu Chao, CEO of Huawei’s Manufacturing Business Unit, “but it is also the key to building a modern economic system and shaping industrial competitiveness.” Another leading manufacturer, BYD , first entered the automotive market in 2003.

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Remo Repair PSD Review

The Crazy Programmer

The Supported Windows Operating Systems by Remo Repair PSD: Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008. Supported Mac Operating Systems by Remo Repair PSD: Mac OS X 10.5.x The post Remo Repair PSD Review appeared first on The Crazy Programmer.

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S3 Ventures, Tacora close on new funds to boost Austin startups

TechCrunch

Brian Smith was an early believer in the city, founding S3 Ventures with a $20 million first fund after a career as an electrical engineer at companies like IBM before starting his own company, Crossroads Systems. Tacora has signed some term sheets already, but is going through the regulatory due diligence process, Findley said.

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Il cliente al centro: come i CIO potenziano la customer experience mentre trasformano il business

CIO

Dopo due anni di transizione, necessari soprattutto per lo smaltimento del magazzino ma anche per il lavoro su dati e processi, è arrivata l’implementazione della piattaforma per il marketplace, avvenuta in 5 mesi. Il cliente, infatti, può fare uno stesso ordine da venditori diversi, e la piattaforma deve poi suddividere anche i pagamenti.

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Alan Kay Biography

The Crazy Programmer

In 1984, he joined Apple and due to his extraordinary contribution, he became an Apple Fellow, but that group was closed in 1997. In 2003, ACM Turing Award. Really Alan’s contribution to the small computing system has fulfilled the dream of One Laptop One Child. He formulated the idea of laptops, tablets, and e-books.