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Microsoft needs Paul Graham


The advise is similar to tricks to train dogs



People asked: "what do you mean by "pure" IaaS?" It is a legitimate question, as the bare iron needs an operating system, some utilities, in order to be usable. In reality "pure IaaS" is the absolute minimum PaaS required to set up a server or a cloud infrastructure.

How do we define the "minimum" PaaS? Some IaaS providers take themselves the decision -take it or leave it - on behalf of the customers. Very few IaaS providers, like CloudSigma, are offering customers the freedom to choose what they need, what it works for them, what they like.


That is $3M for each $100M valuation. 100M was last year valuation.

See http://www.quora.com/What-was-Pandoras-valuation-in-the-last...

There is also a rumor Google will buy it and here is the speculation Pandora may reach 500M value;

http://vator.tv/news/2010-07-07-why-pandora-may-end-up-acqui...

That $15M for the founder. Sure, very little I think Google (if they buy) will structure a special deal for the founder. Sequoia is known as ruthless for founders, and Google knows the original founders are important


Do hackers meditate? And if they do, what it is having to do to the condition of "hacker"? Maybe ask "do taxi drivers, meditate?" or "do traffic police meditate?"


This an unique initiative in IaaS cloud providers, getting affiliates and make them earn $. Sharing and making friends


How $8M per year HPC cloud is way cheaper that a soon-to-be-dead Jurassic Supercomputer ($50M to $85M per year)


Their background is Cambridge University, And yes, financial, manufacturing, real estate and software world


4 points for inventing the word "astroturfing"? Are you a professional ? Or a heckler?


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