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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Several VCs market close relationships with celebrities who can use their social media presence to promote their companies. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. Celebrity Relationships.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. MediaPRO Community. B2B: Business Media. Consumer Media. E-Media Summit -->. Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. SEARCH FOLIO: Search. Careers Home.

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

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Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Journal Community. Answers allows you to tap the knowledge of Community members. Management.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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I wasn’t trendy or frilly, but I was good at my job — pitching stories to the media — so they tolerated my lack of fancy. And really in PR, the best media coverage starts with the basic pitch. When I launched my social media consultancy in 2010, I knew I wanted to incorporate my name. Why NRGized Media?

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: YANA

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The first is the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Tags: Awesomeness Interviews Strategy business community crowdsourcing design inspiration social media start-up tips crowdspring small biz spotlight yana you are not alone. There are so many resources out there that are fantastic, but I have to name two.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

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I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. Brian Chesky : I am Brian Chesky, co-founder, CEO, and head of community at Airbnb. I went to Rhode Island School of Design. Well the same could be viewed as a community, a marketplace, social media company, anything.

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

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In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Pam lives and works in Bristol, Rhode Island.