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More rules from the Baby’s Book of Becoming a Billionaire
Rule #8: Execution of even the simplest tasks elevates the human spirit
and brings honor and dignity to the man who does them well.
Rule #198:To whom much is given, or stolen, a reasonable amount of that
“muchness” should be expected to be returned.
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“Is paying taxes so terrible?” Neil questions the scams and
schemes of the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Join the
discussion on the Baby Blog.
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The milkman delivers more than milk: the vestige of “homegrown” entrepreneurial
spirit, enterprise and community service shaped American business.
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Ask the expert: Randy Broberg distinguishes between trade secrets and patents
in protecting property.
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Pamela Coker crosses cognitive, cultural and control barriers to deliver
software solutions.
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Si Luo asks about setting the tempo for local DJs.
Dr. Pamela Coker is the president, CEO and co-founder of Acucorp, Inc., which she started in 1988 with her
brother Drake. Acucorp, a San Diego software company, provides innovative
technologies for the modernization and enhancement of business-critical COBOL
applications. She has more than 25 years of experience in computer and software
technology and has worked extensively with natural language processing - first
at the University of California, San Diego where she earned a degree in
cognitive science, then at the University of California, Irvine where she was
awarded a doctorate and recognized for her accomplishments with a research
specialty in computational linguistics.
Dr. Coker has been the focus of several industry distinctions and awards. Most
recently, she received "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the National Association
of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), San Diego Chapter. She has also been a
finalist for "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young as well as the
"Total Excellence in Management" award. Dr. Coker was featured in the article
"Strategies for the New Export Boom" by Fortune Magazine and in the early 90s,
she was listed in "The 50 Most Influential Women in San Diego Business" by San
Diego Women's Times.
Randy Broberg, recently named one of the best
transactional intellectual property attorneys in San Diego by the San Diego
Daily Transcript, is a partner at the law firm of Allen Matkins. His diverse clients have included
representing General Atomics in a manufacturing arrangement against a Korean
company, representing tennis player Serena Williams to acquire the domain name www.serenawilliams.com, and trademark representation of
Directed Electronics which makes the Viper car alarms.
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