{"id":1599,"date":"2012-07-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2017-03-01T07:39:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:39:01","slug":"do-more-with-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/do-more-with-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Do More With Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is my &#8220;Hello World&#8221;, or rather my &#8220;Hello Blog&#8221; and I wanted to introduce myself. I, like many, have come from the startup world. Let&#39;s not kid ourselves, being from the &#8220;startup world&#8221; means being from the technology <em>scrapyard<\/em> for the most part. You have to have a thick skin and you face daunting odds. That&#39;s what makes it exciting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I, like many, have an interest in Disruptive Technology and Businesses. I don&#39;t actually believe disruptions are the only way to go. 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