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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. It’s not too late to start.

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

Day 2 featured the consumer and social media, which were more interesting for me and much of the audience. A check-in aggregation platform. ► 2012. (1). Bootstrapping 101. My fears were met on Day 1 with many presentations being unpolished, several me-too ideas and a general malaise. October 4, 2010 11:55 AM.

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Startup Resources

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Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Tools for Hackathons – added Dec 2012. Social Media Tracking/Marketing.