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Startup City Discussions (7)
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Free Webcast: Lessons from Real Life - Tuesday, June 14, 2016There's theory, fiction, and fantasy. . .and then there's real life. Life's lessons—successes and failures alike—have much to teach us. Sin… Started by Michael Levin |
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Kiosk Mall Push - An idea from Bradlee SargentBrad wrote: I noticed that in the Florida Mall, there are a lot of kiosks and the sellers there want to sell their stuff. I also see a ton… Started by Michael Levin |
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Oct 31, 2011 Reply by Michael Levin |
Startup WeekendCoincidently, I was reading an article about "Startup Weekend" when I received the email from Mike about demo city. http://startupwe… Started by Tom Duerr |
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Mar 6, 2011 Reply by Mario Talavera |
Your Startup - Web PresenceDoes your startup need an elegant web presence? It's amazing that some very simple websites are hugely effective. Take Hearts Brew Beer Sup… Started by Michael Levin |
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Mar 1, 2011 Reply by Michael Levin |
Living the Dream ::: Websites that generate revenue hands-freeWe have a unique opportunity to run a business hands free on the web. Atomic Zombie is a good example. They sell bike plans that download (… Started by Michael Levin |
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Basic Website MonetizationHave you put up a website and tried some of the following simple, common monetization techniques? Let's talk case studies. Please give us s… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Feb 28, 2011 |
Demo begins today!There's a conference for entrepreneurs called Demo. The idea is that entrepreneurs have 6 minutes to pitch their great ideas. The object is… Started by Michael Levin |
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Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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By Eran StillerAI-Generated Code Creates New Wave of Technical Debt, Report Finds
AI-generated code is “highly functional but systematically lacking in architectural judgment”, a new report from Ox Security has found. In a report released in late October called Army of Juniors: The AI Code Security Crisis, AI application security (AppSec) company Ox Security outlined 10 architecture and security anti-patterns that are commonly found in AI-generated code.
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By Steef-Jan WiggersNew IBM Granite 4 Models to Reduce AI Costs with Inference-Efficient Hybrid Mamba-2 Architecture
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