Think Flash Before You Think Big

By Guest Author Saad Fazil Earlier we talked about several platforms on which to showcase your talent (the iPhone, Facebook, Android, Palm Pre, BlackBerry, and MySpace, to name a few). Having so many choices might cause developers to overlook the most obvious platform of all: the World Wide Web, plain HTML, and Flash.

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Here is part of Jim Stroup’s insightful review, published on Managing Leadership, of Sramana’s latest volume of “Entrepreneur Journeys”.

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Driving Solar Growth Through Financing: SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive (Part 2)

SM: When did you come to the US? LR: I came to San Jose in 1998 to play in the World Championships of Underwater Hockey representing South Africa. I fell in love with the Bay Area, and my brother was already here working for a company that was later acquired by Compaq in 1999.

Win A Copy of “Entrepreneur Journeys”, Volume 2

You can win a free e-book copy of “Entrepreneur Journeys, Volume Two: Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction” even if you did not win the first copy.

Book Discussion: Preparing For A Green Future

In this podcast, Sramana joins Stephen Lacey of Renewable Energy World to discuss what entrepreneurs should be doing now to prepare for the surge in renewable energy deployment in the coming years. They talk about why early stage companies shouldn’t necessarily be looking to venture capital firms for financing, and Sramana shares ideas for alternative financing options.  You

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