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The Case For Web-Based Mobile Apps – An Interview With UR Mobile

YoungUpstarts

As small businesses increasingly look towards mobile applications as a marketing strategy to reach their customers, the question some of them are asking is this: Is it better to go with a native application (i.e. He argues that deploying mobile web applications may be better value for small businesses. How quick and easy is it?

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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

YoungUpstarts

Google is focused on expanding its already broad reach into the advertising market by increasing the span and coverage of its digital and mobile platforms, and the company’s 4Q14 results highlight how the company’s efforts to buttress its core services is paying off: Google’s revenue and gross profit climbed 15.3%

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The Consumerization of Business Software. One of the themes that we’ve been most interested in at NextView over the last 12+ months has been the impact of consumer web trends on business software. People have been selling software over the web for awhile and indirect selling via screensharing and webinar, etc isn’t new.

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Where to focus in 2012

Up and Running

The common tone going into 2012 is cautious optimism. Instead, focus in 2012 on your high payoff activities and leverage the abundance of low cost, no cost marketing tools available to you. Instead you can use a good webcam or video on your phone and edit with low cost software yourself.

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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

June 5, 2012. Apple and Facebook are both platforms , in the sense that their software and user networks are utilized by countless software developers to build their own businesses. At the end of the day, Apple isn’t really a software platform company. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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Avoiding Death by To-Do List: 15 Ways To Overcome Overload And Work Smarter In 2012

YoungUpstarts

And while you’d love to feel energized and excited about jumping into 2012, instead you’re weighed down with dread. You’ll start January 2 feeling overwhelmed and incapable of getting everything done — and 2012 will become another year of wishing things were different. January of 2012 is as good a time as any.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

The term “frugal innovation” was coined by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu in their 2012 book Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth. Or you could use open-source software to develop your product, which is often free or low-cost. Mobile banking in developing countries.

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