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5 Free Platforms Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage And Streamline Their Business

YoungUpstarts

Best way to manage your social media – Hootsuite. While the free version does have limitations (supports only one user and five social profiles) its ability to allow you to manage your basic social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc in an easy-to-use manner is great.

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When The Mobile Evolution Turns To Revolution

YoungUpstarts

It wasn’t that long ago that web-savvy marketers were touting the advances in technology that allowed anyone to build a website, publish a blog, or embark on a social media campaign. by Scott Hirsch, f ounder and CEO of Appsbar. The advent of mobile platforms has rendered all of those tools passé.

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

September 15, 2011. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. And even other strong, but perhaps not standout, companies like Active Network and Demand Media completed their own offerings. How diffferent 2H 2011 looks. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

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Need To Know: Answers To The Questions That Every First-Time App Developer Asks

YoungUpstarts

Scott pioneered many of the most utilized concepts in online media including opt-in data collection, email to postal data appending, affiliate marketing, web syndication, internet reality shows and internet pay per view. Founder and CEO of Appsbar, Scott Hirsch, is a noted entrepreneur and expert in mobile marketing.

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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. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Tested platform on San Francisco’s Live 105; then scaled out for national syndication with positive audience uplift.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

October 28, 2011. But as social media continues to pervade businesses large and small, and purchase decisions increasingly happen at the user level (see #2) we will see dramatically more customer acquisition happen via the web. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. Previous Entries.

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