To get an in-the-trenches perspective, I asked Jason Stowe, founder and CEO of Cycle Computing, about his experiences as an entrepreneur who built his business on the cloud and offers the chance for others to do the same.

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When Jason asked questions about Michael's changing face in the videos, I showed him the beautiful brown-skinned, bright-eyed little boy who grew up in my family's living room.

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