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Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

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Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. The following chart compare the impact of the tsunami in 2005 on the website traffic vs. the viral marketing campaign that they launched in 2007 with Popular Media.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Consumer approach to software for business users. Page 6: We already have several pilot customers including a very large, unnamed software firm.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Zach Cutler , The Cutler Group.

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Wednesday Guest Stars :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

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When not working directly with her clients or shooting her show, Shama travels the world speaking on business, entrepreneurship, and technology. Shama is a bestselling author with her book - The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. I believe it’s truly morning in the technology sector.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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To that end, companies will offer enterprise-ready software that comes with additional features, services and support. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology. Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.)

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