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Swampcast features Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun CEO
Join Michael Levin in this video interview with Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun Microsystems CEO. Jonathan discusses his tenure at Sun Microsystems and his current role as CEO of a startup called Carezone. He describes Carezone as a tool that compares to Facebook and LinkedIn, but is aimed toward private circles like family. He also discusses web security, gives advice to people in developing countries who aspire to become entrepreneurs and much more. Enjoy, and please let Jonathan and I know what you think by leaving comments.
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Comment by Mike Bivins on April 22, 2013 at 12:43pm
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My favorite statements:
"Markets are not measured, they are defined."
and...
"You don't find opportunities when you are looking for them, you find opportunities when you are making them."
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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