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A web-based Excel/database hybrid
– Y Combinator: Startup Ideas We’d Like to Fund (via @lwu)
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Scenarios protect against ‘groupthink’ - McKinsey
Often, the power structure within companies inhibits the free flow of debate. People in meetings typically agree with whatever the most senior person in the room says. In particularly hierarchical companies, employees will wait for the most senior executive to state an opinion before venturing their own—which then magically mirrors that of the senior person. Scenarios allow companies to break out...
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ERP Selection: Social Media - not very important. Ease of Use - very important....
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As ERP tools start to offer integration with online social networking tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., what uses could you see for this type of functionality? 63% Perceive value in ERP/social media integration 37% See no potential use/value
How important do you think integration with social...
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Teach kids (or anyone) how to program (books)
mattonrails:
knowledgecache:
Teach kids (or anyone) how to program. Books:
Head First Programming (using Python) - http://bit.ly/2xX82t And The story of a girl and her friends learning to code using this book - http://julielearnspython.wordpress.com/
Learn to Program (using Ruby), 2nd edition, watch this video: http://pragprog.com/promotions/learn-to-program
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Rails Best Practices slideshow →
mattonrails:
(via 9z)
Nearly 100 slides—certainly worth a close look.
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Dark side of the Internet →
Ian Clarke created “a Distributed, Decentralised Information Storage and Retrieval System”, or, as a less precise person might put it, a revolutionary new way for people to use the internet without detection - The Guardian