Silicon Valley IS A Meritocracy

Of late, there has been talk that Silicon Valley is not a meritocracy, and that it is biased against women, black, and older entrepreneurs. I don’t believe this is true.

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Matthew J. Schitz, CEO of Symform (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: I got what you’re doing. The question I’m asking is for other entrepreneurs, who are starting out now, what opportunities or gaps would you point them toward? Matthew J. Schitz: In cloud storage and backup, or in cloud computing in general? SM: Start with cloud storage and backup, and then we can look

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Doing $5 Million A Year With Three Employees: FineArtAmerica CEO Sean Broihier (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Sean Broihier is the CEO and founder of FineArtAmerica.com. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in mechanical engineering, he worked at an engineering firm for 10 years. He started his first business, LocalAutomation.com, as an online marketplace for engineers in 2005. In

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Matthew J. Schitz, CEO of Symform (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What’s the revenue level of your company? Matthew J. Schitz: Revenues we don’t release, I’m sorry. We’re a privately held company. But our revenues are significant. And they’re growing quickly. We’re growing at 50% quarter over quarter right now. SM: Just give us a range. Is it a $50 million company, a $100

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A Successful Husband-Wife Team: Moonfruit Cofounders Wendy Tan White and Joe White (Part 7)

Sramana: How has your latest product, ShopBuilder, impacted your business strategy and operations? Joe White: It has brought us from a consumer website builder to an SMB website builder very quickly. The types of customers using our tool now are people whom we never suspected would be our principal users. They are people who want

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May 22, 2012: MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on MIT Campus

More than 50 business leaders, technology innovators and thought leaders from academia will share their insights with more than 800 attendees on how CIOs can pilot their organizations toward their goals at the ninth annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on May 22, 2012 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This year’s theme is “Piloting the

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Matthew J. Schitz, CEO of Symform (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: I guess the obvious question, one you must get all the time, is, is it safe? Matthew J. Schitz: Yes. It’s interesting, because when I was CEO at DocuSign, at the same stage of the company, we were pioneering electronic signatures. The market at that time was signing things on paper. The first

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A Successful Husband-Wife Team: Moonfruit Cofounders Wendy Tan White and Joe White (Part 6)

Sramana: How do the two of you divide your roles in the company? Wendy Tan White: I focus on the vision, brand, and growth of the company. Joe understands the operations and is strong on the structures of the business. Joe White: That’s why we demerged Moonfruit from the French company we bought once we

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