Steve Jobs: The Apple Legacy

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Steve Jobs: The Apple Legacy

More than two years ago, I read something in the news that confused me. Apple was the biggest company in the world, overtaking Exxon in its market value. I was wondering if the market was going crazy, because a company selling consumer electronics was more valuable than the biggest energy company in the world.

Some days later, I read in the news something even more confusing. Apple had even more cash available on its bank than the Government of the United States. How is it possible that a company like Apple has more cash than the richest Government in the world?

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Lessons from Silicon Valley to Brussels

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Lessons from Silicon Valley to Brussels

Most entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley know that having a very good idea is not enough to secure an investment. Not even having a good prototype is enough. Investors look at you and your team more than anything else.

The reason why this happens is because ideas are just the beginning. They will become guidelines, inspiration and vision, but the product that will reach the success might be very different from the original concept.

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A Real Entrepreneur: By The Men in Black

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So, you are an entrepreneur. You work your ass off in order to create a product, a company, a dream...

But people do not understand you. You are smart!, they tell you. You could make a big career working for this or that company, they insist.

Others come with metaphors, like: "Before you build the house, you need to build the basement". Meaning find a job, work for years and years in something you don't like with the sole goal of saving money and then make this "hobby" of yours a full time job...

So you are alone, however,

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6 reasons why it is very important to speak several languages

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I know this is not a topic directly linked with software or technology, but since it had a very important impact in my life as engineer I believe it worths writing about it.

I am Argentinean, so my Mother tongue is Spanish. On the other hand, I live in Germany, so I had to learn German (I am quite bad doing it I must say).

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