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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

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And even other strong, but perhaps not standout, companies like Active Network and Demand Media completed their own offerings. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. For a time that meant that other category leaders accelerated their own IPO plans… think Groupon and Zynga. Life was good.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

members in France ( www.covoiturage.fr ), the UK ( www.blablacar.com ) and Spain ( www.comuto.es ), this company is changing the way people travel on the old continent, becoming a very compelling alternative to trains and planes. . ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010!

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) How Do I Start?

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

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Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. Then Gerard McDonald from Dublin, Ireland, discussed CustomerDiscovery, a concept-stage venture around online marketing services using social media mechanisms for customer acquisition. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. CustomerDiscovery.

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Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook.

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