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Securing Venture Capital for Your New Cloud Startup

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Are you trying to grow or launch a cloud technology startup? You won’t be able to do so without a significant amount of capital. Recent news reports on Infracost can give you some insights on the cost of launching a cloud startup. There are a lot of advantages of VC funding for technology startups.

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The Inside Startup: Meet Cisco’s Emerging Technologies and Incubation Group

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Startup” means risk. Cisco sets aside space for an innovative team operating with a startup mindset. More than an experimental group, they hold themselves accountable the same way any startup should. Like any startup, delivering on expectations is job one. Why not both? The alternative is shuttering for good.

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6 Metrics Data-Driven eCommerce Startups Are Prioritizing

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E-commerce startups are investing most heavily in big data, which is why the e-commerce analytics market will be worth over $22 billion by 2025. They are in very competitive markets and have to go head to head with giants like Amazon and eBay. Big data can give companies a competitive edge, but only if they know what to focus on.

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Use a Data Strategy to Make Your Startup Profitable

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It is a vital to any company that wants to succeed in all but the least competitive markets. This can make all the difference in the world if you are a new startup trying to become more profitable. Below, we will explore how you can use big data wisely to make your B2B startup one of the 2 in 5 that becomes profitable.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

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Quick loan approvals, online applications, personalized lending options, and massive data breaches create pressure for banks to focus on customer experience and security to compete with more technically mature and agile competition. Security and privacy.

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

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It’s also the fifth-largest data center market in the nation, with a “low natural disaster risk, inexpensive power, and a competitive colocation and cloud market.” Tampa is also home to Embarc Collective, billed as the state’s “fastest-growing startup hub.” The average tech salary in Phoenix is $120,731 per year — a 26.2%

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IT leader’s survival guide: 8 tips to thrive in the years ahead

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Decisions around game-changing current and future technology require decisive action and possible investment to remain competitive. I firmly believe in prioritizing human capital.” He also tracks a few startups in this space, as well as current academic research. For most businesses, every IT dollar spent counts,” he says.

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