Catching Up On Readings: “Entrepreneur Journeys” Kicks SaaS

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Food Entrepreneurs: Pamela’s Products

By Guest Author Erika Valdez

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and to celebrate the blog will be running a series of posts on food entrepreneurs and their exceptional stories. I interviewed some unique individuals to learn how their passion for the food business has offered them a one-of-a-kind experience and strategically positioned them in the food market. >>>

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 4)

SM: How many not-for-profit entities are there out there that are building upon your technologies?

RP: There are now 40 of them. >>>

CIO Priorities: City of Miami

By Guest Author Narayanan Raman

In the previous four articles, I spoke to CIOs from the corporate world, three from United States and one from India. I thought that in order to gain a well-rounded understanding of CIO priorities, I should interview a CIO from the public institutions space. This article discusses my interview with Peter Korinis, CIO of the City of Miami.

The City of Miami is faced with a two-fold challenge. The first challenge, which you might have already guessed, is operating effectively under constrained access to resources, mainly cash flows. The second challenge is a bit different and somewhat unusual. Miami has ambitious IT modernization plans, but the city itself has a computer and Internet penetration level that is much lower than that in many other U.S. cities, where the number can be close to 70%. >>>

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 3)

SM: Can you tell me more about the content you developed?

RP: It is highly interactive and very rigorous. It is very high quality. We thought through everything a child should know from kindergarten to 12th grade to prepare him or her for anything they want to be in this world. >>>

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 2)

SM: Basically, you make it possible for parents to enroll their children in an online school?

RP: Correct. It is a K-12, full-time online school. >>>

Entrepreneur Journeys Book Review: Entrepreneur Journeys Vol. 3 Kicks SaaS

From Alan Brochstein’s post, Sramana Mitra’s Entrepreneur Journeys Volume 3 Kicks SaaS, on his AB Analytical Services blog:

“I enjoyed “Positioning” as much as her first “Entrepreneur Journeys” despite its being more narrowly focused.  It’s quite an easy read given that it is essentially a collection of short stories used to illustrate some key insights.  >>>

AMD and Nvidia Beat Estimates

Last week, Intel entered into an agreement with AMD and also agreed to pay $1.25 billion to the former for dropping its antitrust lawsuits. According to the latest report from IDC, PC processor unit shipments in 3Q09 rose 23% q-o-q, and Intel increased its share by 2.2% to 81.1% while AMD had a share of 18.7%, a loss of 2%. Let’s take a closer look at the recent performances of AMD and its rival, Nvidia. >>>