Speed matters just as much to advertisers.

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While that may not manifest itself in large physical artifacts or supersonic speed, it matters, possibly more so than anything that has come before.

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Currently, hard disk drives offer a more cost-efficient alternative to solid state drives, making them a more suitable option for developing and expanding cloud infrastructures, as capacity matters more than speed.

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Second, when it comes to stimulus, size matters far less than speed.

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For anyone under the age of 20, the world being experienced is one where the internet has always existed, and where everyone who matters is only a click, speed dial or text message away.

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Intel has spent years and billions of dollars convincing consumers that megahertz matters, and today PC buyers are trained to look for systems with higher speed processors--even if the raw clock speed of the chip isn't the primary driver of performance.

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But I must have taken this critical insight for granted, because when I ventured out on my own to launch my business, my desire for speed clouded my judgment and I forgot what I always knew: The Team is what matters first and foremost.

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