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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Year End 2011.

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5 Free Platforms Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage And Streamline Their Business

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While the free version does have limitations (supports only one user and five social profiles) its ability to allow you to manage your basic social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc in an easy-to-use manner is great. Hootsuite is a great resource for the budding entrepreneur or new business.

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When The Mobile Evolution Turns To Revolution

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Where online platforms once reigned supreme for business-to-consumer communication, businesses are quickly learning that mobile is the new and more prominent channel through which to make a connection with consumers. Parents are putting their kids’ sports schedules on custom mobile apps.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Monetization: virtual goods (1/3 of total revenues); Partnerships with major brands (currently partnered with H&M and Travel Channel); forecasted to hit 6mm users by end of Summer 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. I would also note that they claim 2.1

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

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September 1, 2011 09:04:39 Reply 0 Flag this comment jamespmedd Follow Interesting information but an awful looking infographic! September 1, 2011 09:24:15 Reply 3 Flag this comment Aaron Pace Follow Not everyone can create awesome infographics. September 1, 2011 09:31:29 Reply 0 Flag this comment Bess Menousek Follow Agreed.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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Sounds like a plan :) May 3, 2011 17:18:41 Reply 0 Flag this comment B Hartsuff Follow Good idea but if you know enough people then you don’t need a startup to help you with this type of arrangement. May 3, 2011 18:24:08 Reply 0 Flag this comment LeoWid Follow Sarah, this is an interesting one. Great share anyways Sarah!

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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

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May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. For most businesses, that means making a choice of creating an optimized mobile commerce website or a native mobile application.

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