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Deal Radar 2008: GirlSense

Posted on Thursday, Sep 4th 2008

Continuing our coverage of online gaming, today I discuss GirlSense, the online tween social network for girls. Part of the Israel-based tween community StarNet Interactive, GirlSense allows girls to play dress up games, create their own designs, and build and interact on their own networks.

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More Bootstrapping: VirtualTourist.com Co-Founder J.R. Johnson (Part 6)

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3rd 2008

SM: When you hired people, did they have equity in the company? JJ: Yes, that was one way to entice people to join us.

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Top 10 Outsourcing Stocks

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3rd 2008

Anything I write about outsourcing seems to lead to a heated debate. My article on the Death of Indian Outsourcing was one such piece. The more recent Obama and Outsourcing received a similar welcome. Regardless of what happens to the outsourcing industry as a result of the US elections in November, outsourcing firms will remain key contributors to a changing

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More Bootstrapping: VirtualTourist.com Co-Founder J.R. Johnson (Part 5)

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2nd 2008

SM: You had to be cash flow positive for the majority of your business, correct? When did you start breaking even? JJ: It is easy to break even when you are not paying yourself anything. It was not a typical scenario where we had a million dollars, ran with negative cash flow for a while,

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Deal Radar 2008: Realtime Worlds

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2nd 2008

Realtime Worlds is an entertainment software company that produces hit video games like Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown and Lemmings. Their latest game is the community-based All Points Bulletin (APB), which is expected to be released soon. The company is also currently developing new software technology that will have applications in various other industries.

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More Bootstrapping: VirtualTourist.com Co-Founder J.R. Johnson (Part 4)

Posted on Monday, Sep 1st 2008

SM: What type of traffic levels are you currently seeing? JJ: We are seeing 5-6 million unique visitors a month.

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Vision India 2020: Green Village

Posted on Monday, Sep 1st 2008

India’s real estate development, for the longest time, had consisted of multi-story residential and commercial buildings in urban settings. With increasing traffic and the cities bursting at their seams, getting to and from work every day had become a tremendous challenge. We founded Green Village, a real estate development company with a commitment to green

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