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Startup Series: YouNoodle
In the startup world, the resources you have are almost as important as your vision and your ability to execute. That simple idea fueled the creation of Catalyst, and it’s a big component of our...
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Startup Series: GiveToBenefit
People often ask me why I enjoy working at SoftLayer, and that’s a tough question to answer fully. I ALWAYS say that great people and great products (in that order) are some of the biggest reasons, and...
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Startup Series: Bright Funds
Did you ever see The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio? You know … The one with a community of world-shunners that live in a paradisaical community on a beautiful white-sand beach. The people in that...
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Catalyst: In the Startup Sauna and Slush
Slush.fi was a victim of its own success. In November 2012, the website home of Startup Sauna‘s early-stage startup conference was crippled by an unexpected flood of site traffic, and they had to take...
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Startup Series: Planwise
Every startup dreams about entering an unowned, wide-open market … and subsequently dominating it. About a year ago, I met a couple of Aussies — Vincent and Niall — who saw a gaping hole in the world...
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From the Startup Trenches to the Catalyst War Room
Before joining SoftLayer, I was locked in a dark, cold room for two years. Sustained by a diet of sugar and caffeine and basking in the glow of a 27″ iMac, I was tasked with making servers dance to the...
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India: Using Global Technology to Go Hyper-Local
Bill Gates once told a journalist that everyone should care about developments in India because the world’s largest democracy (of 1.2 billion people) and tenth-largest economy is quickly catching up...
View ArticleShould My Startup Join an Accelerator/Incubator Program?
As part of my role at SoftLayer, I have the opportunity and privilege to mentor numerous entrepreneurs and startup teams when they partner with us through our Catalyst program. One question I hear...
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Tech Wildcatters Pitch Day (From a Unique Perspective)
In a classic scene from Duck Soup, Groucho Marx (as Rufus T. Firefly) is given a report, and he responds, “Why a four-year-old child could understand this report. Run out and find me a four-year-old...
View ArticleThe Importance of Providing Startups a Sandbox
With the global economy in its current state, it’s more important than ever to help inspired value-creators acquire the tools needed to realize their ideas, effect change in the world, and create...
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