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General Assembly founding partner Brad Hargreaves explains why New York - "Silicon Alley" - is experiencing an explosion of tech startups. - Andrew Wright

A gap has grown between the traditional angel round of startup financing ($250,000 - $1 million) and the typical large-scale series A round ($4-$10 million). This new space filled by micro VCs provides opportunity for smaller financing rounds that create less risk for investors, reduce dilution for the founders and preserve the flexibility of outcomes for both parties. - Andrew Wright

New research finds that investments companies make in information technology increase profitability more than investments in advertising or R&D do. - Andrew Wright

How are governments planning for and adopting cloud computing? What are the challenges of cloud-enablement? How will the integration of cloud technologies disrupt the status quo of governance? More important, what are governments doing to ensure they get the most from their cloud investments? These are just a few of the questions addressed in this report, which examines the implications of these findings on governments, citizens, cloud service providers and IT leaders. - Andrew Wright

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Modular Data Protection Services today unveiled an alliance and product package aimed at IT service providers and managed service providers (MSPs), who in turn target the IT needs of SMB customers. They are hosting a webcast today - Andrew Wright

Information Technology professional and Cloud Computing enthusiast. Founder and Chairman of a number of Cloud Computing initiatives like world's largest cloud computing community at LinkedIn with oldest cloud discussion mailing list on Google Groups, Cloud Slam virtual conference and others. Hold advanced degree in Mathematics with specialization in Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems. Soccer fan since 1978 (World Cup in Argentina). - Andrew Wright

"Sometimes, it helps to consider irrelevant information" Here's a brain teaser: Your task is to move a single line so that the false arithmetic statement below becomes true. IV = III + III Did you get it? I - Andrew Wright

Conclusions: The results of the study reveal that users of business angel networks are largely unsatisfied with the service offerings provided and there is an acute need for innovation. The main conclusion of this paper is that business angel networks should improve their value proposition by using key innovation drivers... - Andrew Wright

Springboard founder Jon Bradford says start-ups need more than just money to give themselves the advantage. Mentorship is a critical element of success in a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem. - Andrew Wright

Tips from a Silicon Valley titan who has thrived as both an entrepreneur and investor. - Andrew Wright

Sponsor PostThough many people tout cloud computing as the next big thing, the idea is almost as old as the computer itself. The concept was born in the 1960s from the ideas of pioneers like J.C.R. Licklider (instrumental in the development of ARPANET) envisioning computation in the form of a global network [...] - Andrew Wright

First: Foreigners graduating from schools with sci/tech/math degrees should get a green card stapled to their diplomas. - Andrew Wright

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. Only the under-35 age group need apply. I will argue that times have changed, and you [...] - Andrew Wright

Today we're beginning a series of posts exploring the world of cloud services from a consumer's point of view. The word cloud refers to an online repository for your software, applications and data. Steve Jobs called this a digital hub and, as he explained to his biographer Walter Issacson, over the next few years, the hub is going to move from your computer into the cloud.; Even if you're not an Apple user, the move to a cloud hub is coming your way no matter whose hardware you use. It's going to be a big transition. We have a special... - Andrew Wright

Instead of issuing narrow calls for lower taxes, the private sector should take the lead in making the case for driving growth though innovation and investment. - Andrew Wright

High-growth companies run by the world’s leading entrepreneurs are able to find opportunity in adversity and not only navigate through, but thrive within, today - Andrew Wright

The creative destruction of the public markets is underway. Private equity is rising up and becoming more mainstream. - Andrew Wright

When I was a child I played with Lego. If I was at home, I had the leisure of playing - Andrew Wright

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Cloud, mobile, social powered by the world's APIs. Welcome to the world of the Fortune 1,000 looking outside for data innovation - to a digital Neverneverland and the expanding market of APIs. - Andrew Wright

The cloud is no longer just a buzz word, it's a part of our daily lives. - Andrew Wright

For all the hype about cloud computing, there is very little real data available. The extent to which enterprises are planning for and adopting cloud computing as a replacement for traditional data center infrastructure technologies and management processes or how these plans might affect traditional IT outsourcing (ITO) service providers is unknown. - Andrew Wright

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - Andrew Wright

Cloud computing is becoming more than a tactical measure adopted by managers and professionals seeking quick solutions to business and technical problems. It is increasingly being seen as a strategic initiative. Not only are most executives now planning to adopt some form of cloud computing for their organizations, they [...] - Andrew Wright

In a Bloomberg Businessweek article, Google CIO Ben Fried reflects on the benefits of letting employees have their way with technology. Forrester Research agrees that IT managers should relinquish control, but not before methodically analyzing workers' wants and needs. - Andrew Wright

Some day all Smartphones will be like this, a concept phone for tomorrow - Andrew Wright

Future proof services, using best-of-breed technology No capex and predictable monthly costs.... - Andrew Wright

If you haven't downloaded a security app for your smartphone or tablet yet, you should. Here's what else you can do to ensure your device isn't compromised. - Andrew Wright

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