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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

Every politician in the country knows this as well as every consumer brand, every retailer, every restaurant and every media company. And as my Media Redef feed this past week reminded me Hispanics over-index for watching movies and they share their movie experiences 26% more than non-Hispanics.

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Sawyer on Why Bilski Really Means That Software Companies Should Leave the US

Feld Thoughts

The fiction that strong patent rights lead to more domestic VC investment is highly damaging and utterly false in software, an industry where low capital intensity and low barriers to entry make product and user acquisition, not “IP,” king. The tax situation and cost of living in, say, South America, is much better than in the U.S.

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30 Entrepreneurs Describe The Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) For Their Business

Hearpreneur

From their media followers alone to their loyal fans that are willing to check out what they endorse, everything can be converted to traffic and boost our sales. I will double down my attention on SEO and social media. This is to improve commercial spend efficiency, lower customer acquisition costs, and boost net retention rates.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Mexico/Central America. South America. Management. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Computer Software. Consumer Products. Hospitality.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Albaugh, which was founded in 1979, has six plants in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, and a joint venture in China, and its South American sales in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile complement Makhteshim’s business in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. The number of job seekers with college degrees fell 2.1% MS Tech Ltd.,

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Bitesize Monday: eToro, Covertix, Iway, Tawkon, Grouper….

VC Cafe

Israeli startup acquisitions. A bit old but still very relevant – Questions asked about Groupon’s acquisition of Israel’s Grouper for an estimated $8 to $15 million. founding rounds raised by eToro, Covertix, Playcast Media and Omek Interactive, product launches by Tawkon, acquisition by Groupon and much more.