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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Production costs have fallen more than 90%. Distribution costs have, too. Another major hire was Ryan Lissack who joined as CTO.

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My Advice To Entrepreneurs: Consider Canada For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

By Raj Narayanaswamy, cofounder and Co-CEO, Replicon. In addition to strong economic growth, low taxes and low business costs, its new Start-Up Visa is the first program of its kind globally, providing immigrant entrepreneurs globally with the opportunity to become permanent residents to start their businesses in Canada.

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Fundraising Debt And How To Avoid It

YoungUpstarts

Ten years ago, Ward Cunningham published a Youtube video that introduced the concept of “technical debt” to the world. They need to comply with laws, create back-end processes, and build prototypes — all of which cost money. by Anish Sebastian and Juan Pablo Segura, co-founders of Babyscripts.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Research from BCG, Harvard Business Review, First Round Capital, the Kauffman Foundation, and Illuminate Ventures shows that investors in diverse teams get better returns: Paul Graham , cofounder of Y Combinator (2015): “Many suspect that venture capital firms are biased against female founders.

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Twitter Link Roundup #155 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Stop looking for cofounders and help them find you instead | The Startup Toolkit Blog - [link]. Don’t roadblock – Make it dead-simple for your advisor to help you | QUIBB - [link]. Dear silly web: 20 things to banish in 2013 | Econsultancy – [link]. Entrepreneurshit.

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Twitter Link Roundup #157 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link]. Native Ads In 2013: Scale, Headlines As Banners, Mobile, Samsung, And Yahoo | TechCrunch - [link]. What Makes People Happy? The Economics of Happiness | The Art of Manliness - [link].

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

 Investors would like to see lowest cost - but with certainty.  Mike Markulla came with the first investments - as a cofounder -- because investors felt the company needed leadership that could attract talent to be able to grow and he brought in Scott.  Investors would like to see lowest cost - but with certainty.