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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Time will tell.

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. They showed me a very lightweight HTML5 mobile site that enabled you to start a group chat that fell back to just text messages when you logged off the web. Nor would I share important job news before sharing with just my immediate family members.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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We’re increasingly comfortable overlapping our online and real lives, and web services that figure out how to make our real lives easier will do well. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. Web Video Roundup.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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The shortage of startup technical talent, especially in New York City, has been well-documented. With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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What follows are five ecommerce trends that illustrate the direction that online shopping is headed, as well as some insight and strategies that will allow businesses and consumers to better navigate the uncertain seas of web-based retail. Mobile devices are fast becoming the preferred method of accessing the web. Web Video Roundup.

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the top startup region, with New York City in second place and Boston in third. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business

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When inspiration strikes, it’s all too tempting to start envisioning your company logo, web design, signage, business cards, etc. It sure is nice to have your company name match your web address. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox. Latest Social Media News. Web Video Roundup. Top Stories.

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