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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. Joe Coulombe had an idea after running a small chain of convenience stores in southern California. 10- Elon Musk.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Check Out Stanzr

ReadWriteStart

What appears clear to me today is how fundamentally the Internet is changing business processes, and the advent of nifty social media tools and technologies that plug into core business processes like lead nurturing are a powerful force. Nirupama is looking to find a niche where she can penetrate the niche social network platform market.

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ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

Professor VC

Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Once the point is reached where you want to move ahead, we put the sales hat on and convince our partners about the incredible opportunity that we are lucky enough to be able to invest on the ground floor. Now, back to that house in Mountain View, California. February 14, 2008 7:46 PM.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. Also recognize that WITHIN a VC you have partners who focus on different areas. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. Meet in person.

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

If you are interested in sponsoring the course, would love to hear from you as being part of a state institution in California provides its own special challenges. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. ► 2008. (14).