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Vivek Wadhwa’s Jobs Plan – Entrepreneurs Create Jobs

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Where are the jobs? That’s the refrain heard all around the country these days. So far no one has had the answer, but to hear Vivek Wadhwa tell it, all you need to do to solve the jobs problem is answer another question: Where are the startups?

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Tags: Global Tech News · Local NC Tech News · Venture Capital

Thought-Roulette & The Post-Novelty Era

July 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I am tired of novelty. Objects of mild amusement are off-putting. Anything lauded as “must see” is suspect. Twitter Trends are to be avoided at all costs. I have no time for these baubles of the brain. I am ready for a post-novelty world. Lately I have the feeling that much of the internet exists [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Global Tech News

Number of the Day – $2.3 Million – Angel Funding

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments

$2.3 Million. As in the amount of money that would have been required of angel investors to be classified as “accredited” had the Senate not passed an amendment on May 17 to the Financial Regulation Bill, which is still being reconciled. That would have represented a sharp 130% increase over the current level of a [...]

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Tags: Global Tech News · Local NC Tech News · Venture Capital

Gmail’s “On Behalf of…” Lives on. Dotster and SMTP Woes Explained

August 16th, 2009 · No Comments

I love Gmail. So, when I read that Gmail was bidding adieu to “on behalf of” I thought, great, I’ll never need to open Outlook again! Not so fast. To get right down to it, the configuration of my email provider, Dotster does not allow me to get rid of “on behalf of.” Dotster does [...]

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