Sarah Lacy for TechCrunch: The real news are the numbers we’re hearing from multiple sources close to the company. Dropbox is looking to raise between $200 million and $300 million according to these sources. In terms of valuation, thecompany has already had multiple offers at a valuation north of $2 billion range, and recently more
Read More...Economists will give elevator dissertations on the power of incentives, and the classic book Freakonomics (and its excellent podcast) often go into following the incentive trail to understand a certain behavior/non-behavior. In a recent interview, Warren Buffett gave his his own take on the power of incentives, offering forth this example to emphasize his point: “I
Read More...I have a Bengal cat. I was told that Bengals are high energy and fun, the kind of pet that would negate what I always considered cats to be: lethargic, antisocial sociopaths of the domesticated pet world. Looking back, I was told all this by the same people who say clowns aren’t terrifying. It goes
Read More...eWeek’s Nathan Eddy, writing about Dice.com’s Dice Report and its trend showing a rise in resume searches for PeopleSoft technicians: The fourth trend concerns PeopleSoft Security. Hill said businesses use Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications to manage complex systems, from finances to human capital and supply chains to CRM databases, and PeopleSoft Security uses a hierarchical approach
Read More...It’s the middle of summer, and nothing says hamburgers quite like this time of the year. So, from 1967’s The Celebrity Cookbook comes this recipe for Dean Martin’s ‘Martin Burgers’: Bourbon and a TV tray. Nice touches. (Via kottke) ### More links: MIPRO Consulting main website. MIPRO on Twitter and Facebook. About this blog.
Read More...PeopleTools 8.51 introduced the PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF), a feature that allows for the automated testing of a PeopleSoft application. PTF also is powerful in that in can help developers understand the impact of how a change will impact the application before it moves into production. In the upcoming PeopleTools 8.52 release (discussed here previously),
Read More...MIPRO Consulting Presenting at Oracle OpenWorld 2011 Every year, Oracle OpenWorld offers thousands of sessions geared toward helping customers get the most out of their current IT infrastructure—and helping them make the most cost-effective and strategic IT investments going forward. The Who’s Who of the Oracle ecosystem is available at Oracle OpenWorld. This year, MIPRO
Read More...Shot right here in Michigan in the city of Grand Rapids, Roger Ebert calls this ‘the greatest music video ever made’. That’s called starting your week right. (Via Daring Fireball) ### More links: MIPRO Consulting main website. MIPRO on Twitter and Facebook. About this blog.
Read More...When I tell people I do web/social media marketing work, that basically I’m a full-on web nerd, they look at me funny. Like, “Oh, how long have you been unemployed?” funny. After we get past that initial awkwardness, they invariably ask two things: (1) Can social media help my business? And (2) What is your
Read More...I’m a principal consultant, and have been for many years. I do a lot of public speaking: at seminars, RUGs, PUGs, OUGs, client offices, you name it. I’ve learned a lesson or two about public speaking: some easy, some hard. Year after year, the fear of speaking in public or in front of a group
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