On Protect IP / SOPA and Internet Freedom
By now, you should have heard of the controversy around the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act. Not only do both Acts have the potential to limit the potential of the internet, but...
View ArticleGirl Geeks Unite at Perforce
You missed out big-time if you weren’t able to get onto the attendee list for yesterday’s Girl Geek Dinner, sponsored by one of our local Alameda neighbors, Perforce.com. Perforce is a widely-used...
View ArticleFor Startups on the Move
We recently had an engaging conversation with David Bergeron of T3 Advisors. They are doing some really innovative work in the real estate sector, with a special focus on helping startups find and...
View ArticleJoin the Fight Against SOPA/PIPA
Looking for a way to participate in the fight against SOPA/PIPA without actually taking your site down? Local San Francisco startup CloudFlare has created an Anti-Censorship App that will enable you to...
View ArticleSF Startup Social
If you’re thinking of launching a Bay Area startup, then you’re missing out if you’re not already immersed in the vibrant scene of mixers and pitch events in San Francisco’s SoMa district. We recently...
View ArticleWhat Do We Actually Do?
IT Support for Business–Even the Techie Ones Having been in the IT industry for a while, we’re pretty accustomed to getting strange looks from non-techies when we describe what we do. These looks can...
View ArticleThe East Bay Startup Scene Heats Up
We’re probably not the only entrepreneurs who have wondered why the East Bay isn’t more of a hub for innovation–especially considering the proximity to UC Berkeley and the comparatively affordable cost...
View ArticleStartups and the JOBS Act
Seems like everyone wants to get on the startup bandwagon these days. In case you were on a retreat or were completely unplugged over the past week, President Obama has signed the JOBS act, a piece of...
View ArticleMore April Startup Events
Got a little extra time this month? Here are a few of the larger startup events coming up later this month in the San Francisco Bay Area. April Startup Events Friday-Sunday April 13-15Microsoft,...
View ArticleGet Started With HTML5
As Inc. Magazine claims in every other article these days, programmers are the new rock stars. If you’re yearning for a chance to join the ranks, here’s your opportunity to start… Startup Fuel will be...
View ArticleThe Prospects of Seasteading
Seasteading: A New Kind of Future For all of those of you who have dreamed of a more-perfect future, have you considered the futurist lifestyle of seasteading? Seasteading, sometimes known as floating...
View ArticleIT for Startups
What Are The Unique IT Needs Of Startup Companies? We’ve had great working relationships with a number of startup companies, and we’re often asked by prospective clients what’s unique about IT for...
View ArticleCloud Storage Price War Brings Discounts
As reported today in TechCrunch, Amazon and Google seem to be locked into a cloud storage price war. As is the case with such battles, cloud customers stand to win. Today, Google announced it’s latest...
View ArticleUpcoming Bay Area Tech Events
It can be easy to get caught up in the daily grind and forget that when you live in the Bay Area, you have easy access to some of the greatest minds and most innovative projects in the global tech...
View ArticleSan Francisco Ranks #1 in Female Entrepreneurship
This great infographic has been making the rounds this month. For those of us active in the San Francisco business scene, it may come as little surprise that San Francisco ranks #1 in female...
View ArticleThoughts on Persistence
We’ve all been inspired this week by the story of Diana Nyad’s successful swim from Cuba to Florida. Not only was this an extraordinary achievement in terms of distance covered—110 miles in 53 hours,...
View ArticleTechie Perks in SF
There are always a thousand reasons to appreciate why we live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are just a few of the latest. Living Innovation Zones–High Tech Playgrounds for All The SF Mayor’s...
View ArticleFor Entrepreneurs: Contact Management and CRMs
If sales is the lifeblood of any business, then your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system would have to be the blood bank. Without a centralized place to keep track of your conversations with...
View Article50+ of the Best Tech Websites
A Collection of Some of the Best Tech Websites Writing a blog about tech? Trying to get the dish on the latest SF startups? Don’t waste time hunting around the web, when we’ve already done the research...
View ArticleWho Should Hire an IT Consulting Firm?
For today’s blog, we wanted to take a moment to discuss the question of what kind of company should hire an IT consulting firm. Working with an outside IT provider is not a good fit for everyone. We’ll...
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