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3 Tips To Help Small Businesses Get More Customers In A Post-Google Search World

YoungUpstarts

Almost half of local business listings have basic errors in Name, Address and Phone number – what’s called NAP in the search engine world. Additionally, it is critical to make sure to syndicate out descriptions rich with keywords. Guard Your Social Reputation and Use It To Increase Customer Communication and Intimacy.

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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?

Both Sides of the Table

After they see a name they trust, everybody wants to invest” It’s called “ social proof ” and it’s a good thing for entrepreneurs. But we’ve gotten the point where ENIFA and they will invest with no information based solely on the name of who else has invested. million from more than 30 investors.

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The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up

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I wish every blog used Disqus and I wish every website that syndicated content would create an integrated commenting thread the way that Business Insider does. You blog both because you enjoy it and because it helps build your online reputation. I comment and I build awareness & reputation. Engagement. Game mechanics.

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20 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

Today she is the ex-host of one of the most successful syndicated television shows in history (The Oprah Winfrey Show), a producer and actress in her own television specials, a philanthropist, and an author. As he grew famous as an athlete, Cristiano launched his menswear brand by the name of CR7. Photo Credit: Ryan Nieman.

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

Diversification Finance 101 would tell you that, in the public market, you want to be in at least 20-30 names to eliminate a good chunk of the risk (as defined by the standard deviation of return) that you don’t actually get paid for. b) Reputation for adding value. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. I don’t need to name companies for you to come up with your own examples. I don’t.

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After the VC Term Sheet is Signed – It’s Not Over Yet

Genuine VC

But it also includes legal due diligence, rounding out the round with additional syndicate investors (often angels in seed rounds), figuring out allocations, as well as sometimes even (but hopefully not) additional business diligence for the institutional venture investors.