June 6 – 177th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 177th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, June 6, 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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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Interview with Jason Blessing, CEO of Plex Systems (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: About 10 or 12 years ago I worked with a mechanical design company, and we sold to all your customer base – the machinery, the discrete manufacturing, etc. What is today’s state of the union in the interface between CAD and manufacturing execution?

176th Roundtable Recording On May 30, 2013

In case you missed it, you can listen to the Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1M Startup Challenge Finals here:

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Interview with Jason Blessing, CEO of Plex Systems (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: That sounds a bit high. I think you need to differentiate among the very large manufacturers – like the auto or aerospace industry, where it is an SAP sweet spot. It would be very hard for you to move any of those off SAP. If I were you, I’d figure out what the

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176th Roundtable – Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1M Startup Challenge Finals – Starting NOW, Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 176th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable competition is starting NOW, on Thursday, May 30, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join.

176th Roundtable – Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1M Startup Challenge Finals – Starting In 30 Minutes: Live Tweeting By @1Mby1M

Today’s 176th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable competition is starting in 30 minutes, on Thursday, May 30, at 8:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. India IST. Click here to join. All are welcome!  

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Interview with Jason Blessing, CEO of Plex Systems (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You seem to be hinting that the SAPs and Oracles are not as much on the cloud. The first statement you made is that they are on-premise solutions. The second thing you said is that they are coming at it from the financial point of view, whereas your software comes at it from

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Thursday, May 30 – Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1M Startup Challenge Finals

Entrepreneurs, join us as the five finalists of the Rackspace Cloud – 1M/1M Startup Challenge pitch their cloud startups to win the grand prize of $2,000 per month worth of cloud hosting for one year from Rackspace PLUS a one-year scholarship to the 1M/1M program. Register to attend, to watch, learn, and interact through the

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