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Pitch Deck Teardown: Uber’s $200K pre-seed deck from 2008

TechCrunch

That was a particularly fascinating thought back in 2008 because Uber had yet to launch and didn’t have a clear vision for how it was going to launch UberX. Image Credits: Uber In 2008, smartphones were starting to be a thing. They’re a thing. Apple’s iOS sits at a 60%-ish market share in the U.S.,

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Canada’s newest unicorn: Clio raises $110M at a $1.6B valuation for legal tech

TechCrunch

The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. Founder and CEO Jack Newton says he and Rian Gauvreau launched Clio during the 2008 recession after seeing the struggles solo lawyers and small firms faced when running a business.

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Barbara Liskov Biography

The Crazy Programmer

In 2008, she received the prestigious Turing Award in computer science. Turing Award (2008) Early Life Barbara Jane Huberman was born on November 7, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. She has led many projects, including the Venus operating system. Turing Award, in 2008. She comes from a Jewish family.

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Are You Running Windows Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008?

Dell EMC

Windows Servers 2008 support ends on January 14, 2020. If you are running this version of the Windows operating system, here’s what you need to be thinking about now. Is it time to move? Server upgrades are moving. No one looks forward to moving, but in almost every occasion, the end result is worth it.

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What is S/4HANA? SAP’s latest ERP system explained

CIO

However, R/3 was too much for these systems, so SAP had to resort toUNIXworkstations andOracle databases, thereby requiring a client-server model. In 2008, SAP developed the SAP HANA architecture in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute and Stanford University with the goal of analyzing large amounts of data in real-time.

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With $3M new funding, Egyptian startup OneOrder sets out on growth drive

TechCrunch

before settling in Egypt from 2008. Amer, told TechCrunch that the sourcing challenges he experienced operating two restaurants in Egypt — Fuego, a sushi bar, and Longhord Texas Barbeque — inspired the launch of OneOrder, to serve the country’s total addressable market of 400,000 restaurants.

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What Does End of Life for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Mean for Me?

Kaseya

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/R2 are reaching their end of life (EOL) in less than six months. It means that if you keep using Windows 7 and/or Windows Server 2008/R2, you will be at a huge risk of being exploited by cybercriminals if new vulnerabilities are disclosed. The ESU program is also available for Windows Server 2008/R2.

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