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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. Social commerce is a thing – Over 76M people in the US will make a purchase via a social network at least once this year (38.4% Consumer trends 2021 prediction bingo by Visual Capitalist.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. Not only does the country have a higher percentage of homes with high-speed Internet than the U.S.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

For example, one angel investor reportedly invested in several hundred social networking ventures employing this philosophy. That being said, I do see problems with the conventional wisdom especially in the valley with your technical vision, which then creates economic problems. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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How to listen to customers, and not just the loud people

Startup Lessons Learned

This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. But the early customers all compared it to MySpace.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

We also make sure they have a reliable internet connection for skype conferences. We test english carefully, while internally we might use people that have average english skills, when they work directly with the customer we make sure they speak perfect english, as part of the whole experience of our customers.

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6 Ways to Recruit Talent for Startups

mashable.com

The Internet can be a tremendous resource in finding the right people to build your team. That’s one reason why it can be hard for small growing companies to compete for top talent with larger companies’ HR departments. One effective strategy is to recruit job seekers who already have their hearts set on working for a startup.

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Guest Post – uJiiV: The New Social Calendar

ithacaVC

I am a junior at Cornell (Applied Economics and Management, 2014), and I’m the founder of a new internet startup called uJiiV.com. And interestingly, this launch will double as an international debut because I am currently studying abroad in Cannes, France. We are planning a prototype launch for next week.

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