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Building A National Health Information Network: NaviNet’s Brad Waugh and Tom Morrison (Part 2)

Posted on Thursday, Dec 31st 2009

SM: What did you determine was significant about the Web in your marketplace, and is that the genesis of NaviNet? TM: The Web enabled one organization to deliver a capability to a user. I felt that it was very powerful for healthcare and that the Web would be a far easier and more effective way

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Final Thoughts Of 2009

Posted on Thursday, Dec 31st 2009

Here is a collection of quotes from various people who have given some thought to the subject of happiness, the ultimate goal of life in my opinion. Enjoy!

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Goodbye Gruesome 2009

Posted on Thursday, Dec 31st 2009

I want to close the year by drawing your attention to a few important pieces from 2009. The first is my Forbes Sneak Peek at the 2010 decade. Many of you have read and resonated with Capitalism’s Fundamental Flaw, Rich Vs. Poor Is Not The Right Debate, and India’s Next Celebrities. The sneak peek is

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Building A National Health Information Network: NaviNet’s Brad Waugh and Tom Morrison (Part 1)

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 30th 2009

NaviNet, founded by Tom Morrison and with Brad Waugh as president and CEO, is America’s largest healthcare communications network. Tom has been involved in healthcare IT for 25 years and was a co-founder of Firepond Partners. Brad was previously CEO of $2.6 billion financial services firm Wincor Nixdorf as well as an entrepreneur who founded

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Helping You Book Vacation Rentals: FlipKey CEO T. J. Mahoney (Part 7)

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 29th 2009

SM: There are certain types of metrics which are in your hands which you could provide. How many hits does any given property get? What kind of click through rates do they get? TM: We absolutely care about those statistics. That is entirely how we measure our value for some of our clients. They are

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How A Warren Buffett Protégé Built Overstock.com: CEO Patrick Byrne (Part 7)

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 29th 2009

SM: Let’s talk more about your financials. Overstock.com started slowing down in 2005. In 2008 you went back up to $800 million-plus in revenue but are not very profitable and the market cap is pretty low. What is your take? PB: We reached $800 million in 2005 and stayed there through 2008. We are starting

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Next Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs on Thursday, January 7

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 29th 2009

Sramana Mitra is offering free weekly online strategy roundtables for entrepreneurs to address positioning, financing, and other aspects of a startup venture. Up to 1,000 people can attend each session, but only the first five who register to pitch will be able to present their business ideas. All attendees are able to join in on the conversations via a

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Deal Radar 2009: Clearpath

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 29th 2009

By Guest Author Shailesh Otari In this post we discuss Clearpath Technology, an Indian company in the field of Internet marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). What started as a hobby in engineering college became a profession for the company’s founder, Deepak Bansal. Surfing on his home computer and learning methods of search engine optimization

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