Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Interview with Skip Smith, COO of Confluence (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Would it be fair to say that your primary expertise is in providing cloud-based solutions in the domain of regulatory compliance in the fund management space? Skip Smith: No. I think we are really a data management solution provider. That is where our fundamental expertise is. We are merely migrating to the cloud,

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Interview with Skip Smith, COO of Confluence (Part 1)

Skip Smith is the chief operating officer of Confluence. Skip has more than 25 years of experience as a technology & operations executive, having studied at the University of Maryland, and he has worked for companies such as Fiserv, JPMorgan Chase and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In this interview he talks about Confluence’s value proposition in the financial

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September 12 – 187th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 187th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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Roundtable Recap: September 5 – Mentoring Networks Do Not Work

Today’s roundtable had the concluding portion of the presentations from Pakistan that I talked about last week. First, Syed Hassan from Islamabad, Pakistan, pitched Smart SurgiSol, a training solution for surgeons looking to learn how to perform laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery. Next Bill Sosinsky from Edmonds, Washington, pitched Energime University, a concept that is

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186th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 186th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting NOW, on Thursday, September 5, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

186th Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 186th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable for entrepreneurs is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, September 5, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!

Thursday, September 5 – 186th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 186th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, September 5, 2013, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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185th Roundtable Recording On August 29, 2013

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: