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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

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The business began to grow, as did his database of college students, their emails, cell phone numbers, and social media handles. And his biggest project to date just might be Brabble, a Disruptive Technology Company that combines social media and eCommerce with valuable patented technology that drives revenue for customers.

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Millennials Aren’t Crazy About Investments But Tech And Social Media Can Trigger A Change

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David Ronick, CEO of Stash observes that “while technology has transformed the way people can invest in the stock market, it’s crystal clear millennials still desperately need, and want, education around how to start investing.” ” Tech and social media to change millennials’ view on investing.

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[Review] The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business

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The book “ The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business &# by investment banker, deal maker and business strategist Carol Roth, on the other hand, is nothing like that. Well, it wasn’t as difficult for them as the media made it sound.

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The Decline Of The Trusted Professional Relationship — and Six Steps You Can Take to Reverse It

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Yet counterintuitive as it may seem, focusing a majority of our relational investments on a smaller number of valuable connections is far more effective. Increasingly, our culture focuses on developing large numbers of social media connections. Ideally, we need to develop and nurture 15 to 25 trusted relationships.

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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Pete Cashmore at Bloomberg Venture , July 7, 2010: By this point, anyone familiar with new media, technology, social media, and the Internet know Mashable, seeing as how it’s currently one of the largest, most profitable blogs around. Chuck Feeney at RTE Radio 1 , Jan.

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Irrefutable Laws You Must Obey To Forge Power Relationships

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The acquisition of hundreds of social media contacts and endless but superficial networking have replaced the cultivation of deep, meaningful relationships with clients, colleagues, and even with friends and family. It’s not just the distraction of social media that is getting in the way. Probably not.

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Here’s How To Make Your Startup Irresistible To Investors

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My company, Syte, just received its Series B investment for $21.5 Media outlets like VentureBeat and TechCrunch talked about the fact that we’re only three years old and if you read these articles, you might believe we’re an “overnight success.” Because that’s exactly what it is. I’m speaking from firsthand experience. We’re not.

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