Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSI (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: I did not realize that the government uses telecommuting. Joseph Beal: Yes. It’s a driver. It’s a way for them to cut down on time, and they can work more efficiently. SM: I just want to clarify: Is that something that you predict will happen or is it happening? JB: We’re in the

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2012: Sapience Analytics, Pune, India

Productivity is a big deal in today’s business world. Employers want to know that their employees, while they are on the clock, are spending more time working than they are doing anything else. Even in a traditional office setting, that can be difficult. Sapience Analytics has a way to make that task a little easier.

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Parallel Entrepreneurship: Serguei Beloussov, Founder of Parallels (Part 6)

Sramana: What did you do once you realized that your product design and re-licensing business would not scale? Serguei Beloussov: We then looking at venture engineering. We would evaluate ideas and supply the engineering talent to develop the software. We got involved with the e-economy, and [the venture] was built by 10 guys from Austin,

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Thursday, Oct. 18 – 145th FREE Online 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 145th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain constructive feedback and she’ll answer any of your questions. Others can register to

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSI (Part 1)

CCSi is a 20-year-old company that serves only the needs of the U.S. government. That’s quite a hefty client for anyone to handle. The U.S. government requires all the same types of support as any other organization. Since the information it handles is much more sensitive that what the average company does, CCSI has its

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Parallel Entrepreneurship: Serguei Beloussov, Founder of Parallels (Part 5)

Sramana: When you established an ERP software company [for] Asia, what size of clients did you target? Serguei Beloussov: We sold to companies of all sizes. We also established a partner network. We got involved into customization for localized requirements. At the same time I established a side project where we developed, from scratch, a

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Catching Up On Readings: Spotlight On Young Social Entrepreneurs

If you’re a young social entrepreneur looking for inspiration, you may want to check out the 2012 Laureate Global Fellows, a group of hardworking entrepreneurs from around the world in fields ranging from sustainable fuel to promoting civic engagement. Click on the paragraph link for the rest of this week’s posts.

Parallel Entrepreneurship: Serguei Beloussov, Founder of Parallels (Part 4)

Sramana: It sounds like you started a series of smaller companies across the IT space, a lot of them at the same time or very close to each other. It also sounds like a lot of these companies were established as a matter of circumstance rather than detailed planning. Is that a fair assessment? Serguei

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