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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

The expected lull between “seed” and “harvest”. So when an investment thesis becomes popular, when a new technology becomes available, when a new media consumption platform becomes dominant, if we believe in the trend, we have to “seed” an investment within the first three years and hope to “harvest” 5–10 years later.

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SXSW Startups: Boost Biomes

Austin Startup

A finalist in the Health and Wearable category , which will pitch at 5 pm Sunday, March 10, Boost Biomes is using the powerful social networks among microbes to provide novel, sustainable solutions to feed and heal people everywhere.

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"How to patch stupidity"

deal architect

The article goes into the growing sophistication of "spearphishing" through harvesting of social networks to present personalized data. Interesting article in Dark Reading on the relatively powerful defense that comes from users who are trained to be smarter about security. Industry Commentary'

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. they have purchasing intent ).*. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google.

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Founder Interview: Abraham Gin on Entrepreneurs and Leadership

The Startup Magazine

Due to the increasing rate of unemployment caused by COVID-19, a higher number of individuals look towards LinkedIn as their main social networking platform and a method to build a business-to-business connection. I was a pea harvester, driving a dump truck sized combine at the age of 16.

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Why Video Marketing is Underrated (and How to Use it to Your Advantage)

Duct Tape Marketing

Takeaway : Video content is also easy to share via social networks, and software developers have prioritized video integration in site creation. You can harvest recorded testimonials at a tradeshow, and it’s best to get as many as you can – aim for at least three, maybe as many as 12. Reach customers on a deeper level.

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[ADV] Young Entrepreneurs Emerge From ideas.inc Business Challenge 2011

YoungUpstarts

EcoEnviro’s long term objective is to provide affordable and efficient energy harvesting system using PowerTile. “ Share, connect and be in the loop with HippoCampus, the next big thing in the social networking field. It’s simple – play, donate or volunteer and earn virtual rewards!