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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

Through them, entrepreneurs can hook up with R&D resources in universities and companies, and get access to a robust support network that provides opportunities for visibility, growth and financing. Having JEI status is pretty much a golden ticket to financing, and JEI startups also get tax breaks and other benefits.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. Every major VC has a stable of portfolio companies that were “in a holding pattern” – too small for an IPO yet the VCs didn’t want to sell them cheaply in a fire sale.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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Email Marketing: Campaign Analysis, Metrics, Best Practices

Occam's Razor

I dare say even more than Search (and without a shred of doubt, more than Social Media). The message, the customer data, the ability to reach current and prospective customers, drive new sales as well as repeat sales, experiment with new ideas and offers, and so much more. The difficulty in getting the numbers (bug Finance!)

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. NetBooks – Marketing, sales, inventory and financial control in one place. Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise.

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Think Like A Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

” So since we’ve used the terms marketing and sales in the first sentence, I think it’s helpful to actually maybe get a baseline on really how I define each of those, because I think it’s probably, to some degree, there’s some confusion about what each of those terms mean in some circles. How do I close a lead?”

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

Like most politically important information, consumers will eventually get to be in control of their own aggregated data. While non bank business financing is currently miniscule by comparison, the numbers from kickstarter.com tell us something is brewing. It was anti-social in nature. Our desire to collaborate and connect.

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