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Startups December 17, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Conner Forrest | Staff Writer | @connerforrest Conner Forrest covers startups and Google for TechRepublic and is passionate about the convergence of technology and culture. Startup founders: The pros and cons of finding a mentor Mentorship is a great tool for founders, but it isn't always a safe bet. Here's how to determine if mentorship is right for you. Resource of the day Announcing the New Intel VTune Amplifier XE 2015 Intel VTune Amplifier XE 2015 is the premier performance profiler for C, C++, C#, Fortran, Assembly, and Java. Learn more about this powerful analysis tool in this white paper today! Additional TechRepublic resources How AppZen disrupts expense reports with natural language processing The sharing economy: Will self-regulation by startups suffice to protect consumers? Enterprise mobility trends to watch in 2015 One cloud for your enterprise doesn't cut it, says CliQr's Dave Cope The world's largest open-source company doesn't sell software Featured multimedia 2014's top 8 moments in the business of social media Today's recommended downloads Announcing the New Intel Parallel Studio XE 2015 (Intel Software) Understanding AIX Logical Volume Management (Global Knowledge) Live Webcast: SaaS Apps? BYOD? Take Cloud Control. (Centrify) Live Webcast: Social Media Customer Service: How to Deal with It. How to Take Advantage of It. (Citrix Online) Webcast: Moving the Data Center to Hyper-Converged and Web-Scale: A Customer and Analyst View (Nutanix) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Enterprise Startups: Risk vs. Reward Enterprise-focused startups have emerged as some of tech's hotbeds of innovation. We highlight how partnering with startups can help companies leapfrog competitors and we provide perspective on how to approach buying IT solutions from enterprise startups. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Developer Big Data Analytics The Mobile Revolution Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.