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Greg shares tips for building an active cadre of developers, balancing internal and external R&amp;D, and how to help expand your company into a community.

This is one you don't want to miss!
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Find out:
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-the secret that the airlines and phone companies still don't get
-who is more important: the CEO or CSR
-why grey hair isn't enough.
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        <![CDATA[Part one of our two part interview with Mr. Len Brody, author of "Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park" and "Everything I Needed to Know About Business...I Learned from a Canadian", serial entrepreneur (whose credits include being part of the team that was responsible for the largest internet IPO, before Google) and venture partner at GrowthWorks.

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the rise of Citizen Journalism;
his new venture, NowPublic;
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why Canada doesn't suck!]]>
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