2009 TiEcon Conference for Entrepreneurs

By Guest Author Vish Mishra It is with great interest that I read Sramana’s Forbes column on a stimulus package for entrepreneurs. It is indeed important that the entrepreneurial ecosystem be stimulated into action and growth as it is these very entrepreneurs that can drive the economy out of the recession. Times of recession gave birth

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James T. Healy

James T. Healy is President and CEO of LogicVision, Inc. LogicVision provides proprietary embedded test technology that enhances time to yield in the manufacturing of complex semiconductors. Prior to joining LogicVision Jim was the president of Spirox, USA. He also held senior management positions at ASAT USA, FormFactor, Inc., Genus Corporation and Credence Systems, and

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Prospering Amidst the Real Estate Meltdown: Trulia CEO Pete Flint (Part 3)

SM: When you launched, what was your thesis regarding your ability to solve the various problems you identified? PF: Initially we were very focused on the consumer side. That was our perspective, and we felt it was the primary problem which needed to be solved. We approached the challenge from two key perspectives.

EJ2: Bootstrapping, Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction On Amazon

Amazon is ready with the pre-order page. Maureen will soon be offering some cool promos for the early reviewers. “Sramana’s work on bootstrapped entrepreneurs is an inspiration in these tough economic times. The solutions to our economic problems ultimately lie with the entrepreneur who brings imagination, resourcefulness and good old-fashioned elbow grease to tackle old

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Google Must Look At Verticalization

It looks as though the recession has finally caught up with Google. Yesterday the search giant announced Q1 results which reflected the troubled economy and more particularly the decline in clients’ advertising budgets. This post discusses Google’s missed opportunity in verticalization.

Forbes Column 2009: Green Jobs

Zero In focuses on where the green jobs really are, this week with The Best Way To Create ‘Green’ Jobs. The administration harps on the need for green jobs, without a good understanding of where the jobs actually are. I think, the people are getting misled as a result, expecting factories to crop up everywhere

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Prospering Amidst the Real Estate Meltdown: Trulia CEO Pete Flint (Part 2)

SM: What roles did you play when you took that journey with LastMinute.com? PF: I did a bit of everything. Initially it was business development.

Deal Radar 2009: Webtide

Deal Radar swings back towards open source with Webtide, a company that provides open source server and communications components of the Internet: Jetty, an open source Java web container, and Cometd, a scalable HTTP-based event routing bus from the Dojo Foundation. Webtide provides customized packages of these components for form factor, subscription deployment support, and subscription development

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