Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I started Ignite Social Media in 2007 after working in a mid-sized regional ad agency. I didn’t feel we were differentiated enough and, at the same time, I was hearing all this buzz about social media. So in 2015, we launched Carusele to apply digital media targeting to influencer marketing. Photo Credit: Jim Tobin.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. Our 2000 fund is the single best fund of its vintage. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 2, 2013

The LA Times and Chicago Tribune are for sale. In the US, newspaper revenues in 2012 were half what they were in 2000. The advantage of this is that search engines and social media can still direct casual readers to a newspaper’s site. BarryDiller recently announced that buying Newsweek was a mistake. Everyone is going online.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2013

More than ever, PR firms, social media marketers, and search optimizers are rushing to push out more web content for clients. But yes, there’s a time and a place for 2000-word, epic blog posts (like this one). Andy Crestodina is the Strategic Director of Orbit Media , a Chicago ecommerce company.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. And just to prove that it wasn’t all fun, this is me in Chicago basically doing some work. Audience: What about from a social media point of view? That’s basically it. Yaro: If you want.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. Thanks to Olin Downs, Social Shark Media ! #11-Dream I love social media, and helping business owners discover how to leverage Facebook for their unique goals. It was in year 2000 and my friend and I were young and ambitious. Photo Credit: Steven Randall.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

The system is used by over 2000 companies in 30 countries, helping them to achieve better results in almost every digital marketing and sales field. One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. Thanks to Matthew Jonas, TopFire Media. 4) Fill a void.

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