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Twitter Link Roundup #144 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

20 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2012 – [link]. The Ecommerce Graveyard: How 37 Popular Sites Used to Look – [link]. The Ecommerce Graveyard: How 37 Popular Sites Used to Look – [link]. Common portfolio mistakes (and how to fix them) – [link]. 40 Photoshop Brushes Effect – [link].

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Google Analytics Tips: 10 Data Analysis Strategies That Pay Off Big!

Occam's Razor

Like everything in life, you want a balanced portfolio (left). This report shows all the goals converting, in addition to the ecommerce order now conversions. Bonus: Ecommerce is sexy, so don't forget to look at that. Go to Conversions > Ecommerce > Product Performance. What other sources are big for them?

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How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value

David Teten

Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Thursday, January 12, 2012. Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital.

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

Both Sides of the Table

So I started introducing him to portfolio companies. It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. His plans are still solidifying but will likely involve some later-stage activities in the eCommerce & retail sectors unrelated to early-stage venture capital.

Partner 360
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What am I Thankful for This Year?

Both Sides of the Table

eCommerce was battered this year. I’m thankful to the associates at Upfront Ventures for helping me to evaluate our new opportunities and for helping me be prepared for issues with our portfolio companies. Thank you to the team that had extreme success in 2012 and a more challenging year in 2013.

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Diversification – The Alternative to Market Timing

Rob Go

My friend Jordan Cooper wrote an interesting post a few days ago about some of his predictions of the venture market in 2012. By spreading out our investment period over several years, we minimize the amount of exposure that the entire portfolio might have to sudden shocks in the market. Business Profile Diversification.

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Twitter Link Roundup #197 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Facebook Login Reduces Ecommerce Sales (Case Study) – crowdspring.co/15aPEmB. Facebook Login Reduces Ecommerce Sales (Case Study) – crowdspring.co/15aPEmB. “Content marketing attracted 12% of marketers’ budgets in 2012 & more than half plan to spend more this year” – crowdspring.co/18qdqKa.