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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

3- So influenced by what is happening on social media. Now more than ever, young people are jumping at the opportunity to be their own boss and start their own business, especially with the power of social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. CEOs and entrepreneurs will promote their brands on personal social media accounts.

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

The headlines in the media are filled with that latest stats. Every investment banker I know is “number 1″ in something. How to Interpret Analyst Reports. Stats sell. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. People then parrot them around like they’re fact when most of them are complete bullsh*t.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town. After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. Likewise for Oculus, pioneering next-generation technologies like virtual reality.

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How to Raise Investment Capital - According to VC Jeff Clavier

ReadWriteStart

Years later Clavier's name now comes up all the time when one of his portfolio companies finds success; his exits include Mint, Tapulous, and UserPlane, other investments include Mashery (a ReadWriteWeb sponsor), Rapleaf, Fitbit, bitly, GroupOn, Twitter and many more.

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

David Teten

Several VCs market close relationships with celebrities who can use their social media presence to promote their companies. In-house, brand-name guru. FirstMark Platform’s 100+ annual events and 50,000+ members are also extensive customer opportunities for their portcos. Celebrity Relationships. Advantages. Disadvantages.

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Helping Entrepreneurs Buy And Sell Their Agencies

Duct Tape Marketing

Since 2015, her company, Barney, has guided over 150 media, marketing & tech companies through acquisitions. Questions I ask Amanda Dixon: [1:14] What’s the story behind your company name? [1:57] John Jantsch (01:14): So I have to start with the name. So Amanda, welcome to the show. This is great. Scroll back to top.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Tom La Vecchia, X Factor Media ! #2 6 – Investment Banker. I founded SilkRoll in 2015, I spent 10 years developing my style and taste in fashion while working around the world as an investment banker. We find talking points that others may miss, and offer a unique social media angle for our clients.