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9 Startups That Made Life Better In 2014

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One thing common to 2014’s most intriguing upstarts is how they didn’t just serve themselves: They empowered others to innovate, too. Here are 2014’s most influential small companies. Citibike, the New York City bike-rental service, lets users see maps of their trips, but doesn’t offer a data-export tool or API.

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Twitter Link Roundup #239 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! A group of second graders was treated to lunch at one of New York’s finest restaurants, Daniel. Have fun watching Jeffrey Blitz’s video for The New York Times.

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Twitter Link Roundup #223 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Mobile Commerce Sales to Top $100 Billion In 2014, Forrester Estimates – crowdspring.co/1iGdIy3. What’s new for designers, May 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/RHLHQY.

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Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley.

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Digital.NYC: The First Ecosystem Hub

Gust

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. Together, as a team with Gust, the initial results have been extraordinary.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles. As we’ve ramped up direct sales over the last few years our need to have relationships with the major media & advertising companies has become critical. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about. how to evolve our management team.

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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

YoungUpstarts

It aims to one day expand into a media company; this objective appears more probable as GoPro’s sales continue to increase at a steady rate. percent) to 2014 (21.9 Lewis Robinson is a business consultant specializing in social media marketing, CRM, and sales. Netflix: An Ever-Growing Video Streaming Presence.

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