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Welcome, Michele!

Corum Group is pleased to introduce the newest member to our Bellevue Headquarters team, Michele Pewitt. Michele will be serving as an Administrative/Marketing Assistant. Welcome Michele!

Posted by GinaStanhope, Director on 30 October 2009

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Today's cash source affects tomorrow's payday

I wrote a chapter in the recently released book “The Entrepreneurial Effect” (available at www.commonerspublishing.com ). The book is a collection of experiences from successful entrepreneurs... [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by BruceLazenby, Vice President on 28 October 2009

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The Complacency Trap

After the dot com meltdown, a lot of companies relaxed and extended the runway of their existing technologies on the assumption that the economic downturn had slowed innovation. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by NatBurgess, President on 27 October 2009

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The entrepreneurial spirit in the Czech Republic

Just had the opportunity to get a fresh impression of the IT scene in the Czech Republic. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by FrankBerger, Regional Director on 21 October 2009

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How would you spend $33 billion?

Public companies were under pressure to survive when the big crunch hit in Q4 2008. They were under pressure to maintain profits when purchasing slowed. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by NatBurgess, President on 20 October 2009

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Why I'm optimistic about software M&A

It has been an interesting week of signals about what the future might hold for the software M&A market. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by MarkReed, Executive Vice President on 16 October 2009

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New Director of Research Announced

Corum Group is pleased to announce promotion of our new Director of Research, Dougan Milne. Dougan has been with Corum Group for over three years and has just recently returned to our headquarters after working in our Corum Group International headquarters office in Zurich. Congratulations Dougan!

Posted by GinaStanhope, Director on 16 October 2009

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SOS - Its beginning

On Oct. 3, 1906, at the second international conference on wireless telegraphy in Berlin, the letters SOS were adopted as an international distress signal, replacing the earlier CQD.

Posted by PatSultan, Director, Operations on 16 October 2009

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The World Market for Computers

"I think there's a world market for about five computers." Thomas Watson (Founder of IBM)

Posted by WilliamMontgomery, Senior Vice President on 14 October 2009

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The zero-revenue startup valuation paradox

Recently the 37Signals guys put out the best send-up ever of the zero-revenue startup valuation paradox. [Click on title to read more.]

Posted by ElonGasper, Director, Advisory Board on 02 October 2009

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