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Rest Your Weary Fingers — Voice Activation Is Coming To A CRM Near You

YoungUpstarts

A future once at our fingertips now rests at the tips of our tongues. John Oechsle joined Swiftpage in July 2012 and currently serves as president and chief executive officer. Whether we’re seeking directions from Siri or weather updates from Alexa, speech is quickly becoming a preferred means of communicating with technology.

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Crowd Funding Has Not Killed Angel Investing Yet

Startup Professionals Musings

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

January 4, 2012. All of us at NextView are psyched to support the company into it’s next phases of growth along with the rest of the investor syndicate. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. million times. Author howerl.

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Business Immigration With CanadaCIS: How To Start A Successful Business In Canada

YoungUpstarts

Rest assured that your business is located in a strategic and favorable business climate. Still, under this heading, Canada was also recognized by Forbes as the best country for doing business in 2012. There are limited risks and red tapes to worry about.

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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

We always strive to be a cut above the rest in our industry and want to consistently uphold and earn our name. All boxes checked the rest is history. In 2012 I was approached to work as a publicist for a writing team; however, I hadn’t given much thought to a business name. ParamountQuote. 4- Easy to say and spell.

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Stanford 2012 Lean LaunchPad Presentations – part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

We’ll teach over 175 NSF Innovation Corps teams in the Lean LaunchPad course in 2012. The 2012 Stanford Lean LaunchPad Presentations. —– The rest of the teams present next week. The process will repeat itself, quarter by quarter – new students, new University entrepreneurship teaching teams.

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How To Make Your Home Office 5 Times More Productive

YoungUpstarts

A type of workspace that doesn’t feel threatening — like an office cubicle does — yet manages to maintain a separation between your place of work and your place of rest. If you make a strict zone for your work environment, the rest of your life can afford to be a little less regulated. When You’re at Work, Close the Door.

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