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Build Predictable Startup Models by Forming an Agency

ReadWriteStart

Startup studios continue to grow in popularity as incubators for new businesses. This could be by using a mobile app, interactive website, or some other digital platform. A digital agency also performs project work for third-party clients simultaneously with incubating new startups.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising.

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Rare event in Palo Alto today: fireside chat with Lifograph and Microsoft

The Startup Magazine

Lifograph CEO Dea Wilson is a serial entrepreneur and Managing Director at the Silicon Valley Incubator. She is also an Angel Investor at the Wharton Alumni Angels and Tech Angels, her investment interest being in consumer, mobile and SaaS startups. Dea Wilson, CEO at Lifograph. Dubbed “Ms.

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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

Startup Professionals Musings

Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Fortunately, in many attractive business domains, including mobile software, Internet apps and ecommerce, the cost of product development is at an all-time low. Commercial product prototypes.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Today we’re online 3.1

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6 Sources of Help For Early Stage Concept Exploration

Startup Professionals Musings

Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Fortunately, in many attractive business domains, including mobile software, Internet apps and ecommerce, the cost of product development is at an all-time low. Commercial product prototypes.