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Back to The Future: Power of SMS-Native

View from Seed

It is the one message-space on your phone that you always pay attention to: SMS text messages. And SMS text messages are at the top. Yes, there is something truly special about SMS… it’s: Universal. Most important, yet the most subtle, SMS implies a personal interaction. They don’t. Call it the ultimate priority inbox.

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

Duct Tape Marketing

There’s also an interesting integration of acquisition TalkBin , a tool that makes it very easy for people send SMS messages to any registered business. Business owners are invited to claim their pages, create special offers and try out ad products such as Boost right from the city home page.

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Starting an Online Casino

The Startup Magazine

Size of the online gambling market from 2009 to 2020 (in billion U.S. Conduct your research and find what works best, for example many online casinos allow customers to deposit and withdraw via their mobile phone bill using a premium rate SMS service. This factor serves as the biggest motivator to establishing an online casino.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. This happens at acquisition time, too. I IM and DM and SMS. But I became a VC in 2007 and wrote my first check in 2009 – 4.5 And reinventing itself. And some firms will go under. And others will emerge. That’s normal. hours / day. .”

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Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. I think its helpful to think about two kinds of competition for distribution: acquisition competition and retention competition. Do you have a way to notify them by SMS or email when something notable happens? So what can you do? Its like knowing the future.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Though Israeli growth dipped to below 1 percent in 2009, it started crawling back to between 3% and 4% towards the end of the year helped by strict fiscal policy and a balanced budget. AOL began integrating 5min Media’s video content on its sites through a commercial agreement executed prior to the acquisition. in August 2010.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

If you think so, please let me know what they are.