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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. In many ways I think general purpose writing & thinking skills are as valuable as math skills. Internationalization of Technology. Disruption of Education.

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Mafia Sourcing – How Insider’s Game User Generated News

Both Sides of the Table

I first learned the ropes around SEO (search engine optimization) and how for years this has been a cat-and-mouse game where people game the system (Google) through link exchanges, offshore SEO “agencies,&# widgets, algorithmically optimized content and the like that degrades the quality of search results. I’ll help promote it.

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Five Keys to Our Long Term Survival

Berkonomics

Bill has survived multiple cycles in the game industry, and writes here his thoughts about his longevity in a volatile niche. Interestingly, we’ve won a number of deals by being the not-offshore alternative. Most people I know have had extremely bad experiences with offshore development. Fourth is embracing change.

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Avoid Monoculture. Travel. Read Widely. Let Experience be Your Compass.

Both Sides of the Table

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. But poly sci taught me critical thinking and writing skills that I didn’t get in my econ classes. Challenge conventional wisdom.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Its hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup' Marty Zwilling.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.