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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market). Except the music stopped.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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Local politicians wanting to see local job creation rather than jobs at tech firms all migrating to San Francisco should be heartened. The more people that see your brand as the innovator the more “earned media” the company gets and the product becomes synonymous with the category. Brand matters. How does the Bird service work?

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6 Recruiting Best Practices for Finding and Closing Top Talent

Up and Running

These days, “recruitment” is only one part of the talent acquisition process. . But now the future of recruiting must be driven by a strategic talent acquisition plan that focuses on planning according to business objectives and growth projections. If your company doesn’t yet have a talent acquisition plan in place, start there.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

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It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. We built “book it now” functionality in LA and then San Francisco.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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Tonight’s event at the 5A5 Steak Lounge in San Francisco was even better. The San Francisco events will be run by Chris Sacca (of Lowercase Capital ) and Kevin Rose of Digg. It serves a similar role as Digsby (which I love using) albeit from a social media metaphor rather than an IM metaphor.

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How To Choose An M&A Advisor When You’re Selling Your ‘Baby’

YoungUpstarts

For a young entrepreneur, the mergers and acquisitions process can be exciting and potentially lucrative but it can also be the source of considerable stress. Utilize media outlets and trusted online sources to learn more about an advisor’s experience and the types of deals they’ve worked on – and if those resulted in successful outcomes.

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Want to Work for a Startup? 10 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

mashable.com

Social Media. Social Media. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit. If theyre all about acquisition, ask about time frame goals. is the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. Follow @mashable. see more > Search. Must Reads. Watercooler.