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Blue Gecko is an 11 Year Old Remote Database Administration Startup (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the you-no-longer-need-to-be-in-silicon-valley-to-start-a-tech-company dept.

A company that has been going since 2001 is not exactly a startup, but Blue Gecko co-founder Sarah Novotny says that maintaining a startup mindset has helped her company keep going this long, with no end in sight. If you are thinking about starting an IT business (either now or in the future), especially one you hope will have remote clients and possibly a far-flung workforce, you should listen carefully to what Sarah has to say.

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  1. Oblig by rossdee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you save 15% on your car insurance

  2. Not experienced with high load systems, it seems.. by OliWarner · · Score: 4, Funny

    You'd think database experts would know how to keep their site up, wouldn't you?

    Sorry that's unfair. The site is still up but I can make and eat a sandwich between pageloads.

  3. Ambiguous Writing! by AnotherAnonymousUser · · Score: 4, Funny

    I legitimately thought from the headline that it was a startup founded by an 11 year old. Which would have been really awesome.

    1. Re:Ambiguous Writing! by Mitchell314 · · Score: 4, Funny

      ppfttt, database design is easy. All you need is a table holding two text fields: your data and a description of what it is.

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  4. Re:On the other hand by crazyjj · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nonsense, my cousin has been in startup mode for longer than that. My other relatives call it "unemployed and living in his parents' basement" but I think they're just being Negative Nancies.

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  5. Re:Not experienced with high load systems, it seem by crazyjj · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jeez, give them another 11 years and they'll get to it. Everyone is in such a rush these days.

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  6. Re:zomg by adavies42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    yo dawg....

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