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Remember the days when you would head out to the store to pick up the latest version of Windows, on DVD, for something like $130? Or if you were unlucky enough to not qualify for upgrade pricing, maybe even $239? Those days might seem in the distant past, but in reality Microsoft is still charging for upgrades between major versions even as of Windows 8.1. But this isn’t going to be the future of Microsoft; the days of charging for upgrades are over and the company is being slowly backed into a corner by the trend of free upgrades on mobile and Apple…
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Alec Lynch is the founder and CEO of global crowdsourcing startup DesignCrowd. If you run a startup or online business (or have an idea for one), there’s a good chance the opportunity for your venture is a global one. However, conventional startup wisdom seems to be: start local, then go global. Focus on one market – probably your domestic market – first, get traction and think global later. I disagree with this as a hard and fast rule. For some this is definitely the best path but for many online businesses there will be a strong case (and sometimes a necessity) to…
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A step-by-step guide to launching a product (for complete newbies)

Jason SurfrApp is the founder of IWearYourShirt and author of Creativity For Sale. After Skyping with some college students, I wanted to share my process for launching a product or creative campaign. Whether it was launching IWearYourShirt, starting a non-profit, selling my last name, or various other campaigns/ideas, there’s been some semblance of a system I use that I wanted to share. While these steps may not fit perfectly for every business, product, or idea, I think they’re a good foundation and get you a lot further than just throwing something out on the Internet and crossing your fingers and toes. For…
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