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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Universities are also creating more interdisciplinary programs in order to encourage this collaboration.

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Focus on awareness and metrics are keys to success

Up and Running

Sure, the barriers to entry are lower, and customers are one mere click away from their growing social networks. The truth lies somewhere in between: business models can exist where monetization happens after an audience has become significant – if the core proposition is both valuable and sticky. But the noise.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

The way that these guys have used Kickstarter is as a way of validating whether there is interest from the broader audience, their potential users out there. Literally, a great way of audience validating a product in a consumer setting is a little sliced pieces of cookies up at the counter. I’m not just dreaming up an idea.