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		<title>Cloud an PaaS  &#8211; Will Hosting companies get PaaSed behind</title>
		<link>http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/cloud-an-paas-will-hosting-companies-get-paased-behind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cloud space is getting more and more exciting.  The valley is buzzing with cloud startups, iIt is almost impossible to go out for lunch without hearing someone on the table next to you talking about the next big cloud &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/cloud-an-paas-will-hosting-companies-get-paased-behind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=49&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s castle walls, which ones are crumbling and how to knock down the rest</title>
		<link>http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/googles-castle-walls-which-ones-are-crumbling-and-how-to-knock-down-the-rest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Warren Buffett talks about the kind of company he invests in he often mentions &#8220;moat&#8221;.  He likes companies that have &#8220;moats&#8221; , which keep the competition away.  In business school,  instead of using &#8220;moats&#8221; they talk about &#8220;sustainable competitive &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/googles-castle-walls-which-ones-are-crumbling-and-how-to-knock-down-the-rest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=47&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perseverance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few weeks ago I read the following tweet on my super sexy smart phone. The tweet was from Sim Simeonov veteran investor and entrepreneur. perseverance is a good strategy for success also a great strategy for slow, expensive failure? I &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/perseverance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=45&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disappointed by the Economist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a big fan of the Economist, I really think they give a fair view of events in business and finance. That is why I was shocked when I was reading the last issues ( week of thanksgiving 2009). &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/disappointed-by-the-economist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=43&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recession, time to cut costs, hey lets off-shore! Humm not so fast !</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economy is bad, investors are pushing you to become cash-flow positive is it time to offshore in order to cut costs? Lots of talk these days about off-shoring among the entrepreneurial circles. Since I lived and breathed the off shoring &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/recession-time-to-cut-costs-hey-lets-off-shore-humm-not-so-fast/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=41&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Booth (GSB) &#8211; kudos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to the Chicago GSB ( now Booth) Polsky Entrepreneurship center folks. They have really stepped up the program. I am glad to see some strong teams in the bus plan competiton . It is also great to see the &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/chicago-booth-gsb-kudos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=39&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who or what caused this mess ???</title>
		<link>http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/who-or-what-caused-this-mess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is about entrepreneurship, VC, startup ideas and more it is not about the economy. However, in this crazy times we are living in the economy affects every part of life including entrepreneurship. So I must take a sec &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/who-or-what-caused-this-mess/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=32&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free markets and ICANN</title>
		<link>http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/free-markets-and-icann/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having gone to the University of Chicago, I am naturally attracted to the ideas of free markets, libertarianism etc. Of course the free markets took a big hit during the economic crisis we are currently in. But in the case &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/free-markets-and-icann/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=18&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Small Time Entrepreneur vs the Creator</title>
		<link>http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/the-small-time-entrepreneur-vs-the-creator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having spent my whole life working with Entrepreneurs, I have noticed the word is not used properly. In my opinion there are two types of entrepreneurs. There are what I call the small time entrepreneurs (STEs) and (what I call) &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/the-small-time-entrepreneur-vs-the-creator/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=7&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jumping on the bandwagon</title>
		<link>http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I have finally jumped on the blogging bandwagon.  Seems that if you don&#8217;t have a blog these days you don&#8217;t exist .  My goal is to be very disciplined in this blog.  The first step in being disciplined is to &#8230; <a href="http://theidearoom.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/hello-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theidearoom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5851913&amp;post=1&amp;subd=theidearoom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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