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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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Focus on awareness and metrics are keys to success

Up and Running

Sure, the barriers to entry are lower, and customers are one mere click away from their growing social networks. For example, if you are selling a service where the core market is a local audience in the UK, traffic from Nigeria is not going to be of much use. These entrepreneurs soon find out it is not. But the noise.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

It depends on where you live, but every community has a Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce organizations typically do networking events. Some of them have young professional networking events. I’m on there as a mentor, and I’m mentoring a guy in Nigeria, who’s starting a business. It depends on where you live.