1Mby1M Deal Radar 2011: ReCourses, Nashville, Tennessee

David C. Baker’s chosen profession aligns perfectly with one of the many things entrepreneurs need to be successful: management skills. Baker founded ReCourses, a one-man management consulting firm, in 1994 to give exclusive help to small and mid-sized marketing services firms (advertising, design, interactive, public relations and in-house departments that also perform those functions).

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EDA Roundup: Big Four Have Stabilized

The EDA players believe that the current year will bring growth for their industry. According to Snyopsys’ management, the outlook for semiconductors is at upper-single-digit growth this year. Industry analysts also expect a CAGR of 9%-11% over the next five years. Besides growth, the industry also believes that the “time-to-market” pressure is back on account of the

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Building A Billion-Dollar Solar Company: Canadian Solar CEO Shawn Qu (Part 5)

Sramana: To enter the German market you had to develop a different solar panel. How did that affect your manufacturing process? Shawn Qu: The principles remain the same, and the quality of the system remained the same. By 2004 we were a tier 1 supplier for Volkswagen and had been certified to the automotive supplier’s

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Outsourcing: César Gon, Founder And CEO, CI&T (Part 3)

By Sramana Mitra and guest4 author Aditya Modi Sramana Mitra: I understand. What I am asking is a slightly different question, you seem to have core competency in BI, and you have core competency in mobile application development. Now, one of the comments I have heard from a lot of CIOs is that the combination

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Business Incubator Series: John Richards, BoomStartup, Provo, Utah (Part 7)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What are your metrics for success? John: Traction in the form of investment, revenue, profit and exits. We always have the companies report at every meeting (a) validated customers, (b) users, (c) true customers, and (d) revenue.

June 30: Next 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their businesses or attend this FREE online 1M/1M strategy roundtable on Thursday, June 30, 2011, starting at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details here and register here. We hope you will join us!

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2011: Tapjoy, San Francisco, California

Tapjoy is an engagement and monetization service for mobile applications. The company’s turnkey in-app advertising platform helps developers acquire new users, drive engagement within their applications, and create incremental income by providing ad-in-game currency free. The company’s network includes more than 9,000 apps and 200 million global consumers on iOS, Android, and emerging mobile platforms.

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Building A Billion-Dollar Solar Company: Canadian Solar CEO Shawn Qu (Part 4)

Sramana: Your previous employers were willing to work with you because of your reputation as a scientist as well as because of the potential new sales channels your business could provide? Shawn Qu: Yes, but they were more helpful than they had to be. They also let me talk to their suppliers as well. With

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