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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

A lot of people ask me what it was like raising the Series A round for LinkedIn back in 2003. I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today.

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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Good Marketing Strategy Becomes Culture :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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When being an “expert” is harmful

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Somehow my version of “lean&# customer discovery involved hour long phone calls, relationship-building networking meetings, vague answers to improperly formulated questions… In the past week of quick phone calls to vendors, I’ve learned more about this market than I did in the past year. First, markets change rapidly.

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

Evaluate the marketing and monetization strategies set in place. These two requirements are possessing smart marketing and monetization strategies. It’s essential to dissect marketing and monetization strategies together. It’s also important to ask, “Is it a “first of its kind” asset that’s creating a new space or market?”

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

Today, we’ll cover web design marketing best practices and tips for small business. A strong website can help a small business to more effectively market its products or services – even if the small businesses’ customers are all local. and tips for buyers looking for logo design. Keep the content fresh and current.

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

Today, we’ll cover web design marketing best practices and tips for small business. A strong website can help a small business to more effectively market its products or services – even if the small businesses’ customers are all local. and tips for buyers looking for logo design. Keep the content fresh and current.