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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. Or riding a crazy party bus and sitting next to Aaron Batalion the co-founder & CTO of Living Social. As a founder you end up having to deal with a lot of sensitive information & discussions. So in 2012 you’ll see me a lot more often at the Launchpad LA offices.

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Load Impact’s The State Of Web Readiness 2012

YoungUpstarts

Online cloud-based load testing service Load Impact has released its The State of Web Readiness 2012 report at the just concluded O’Reilly Velocity Conference with a conclusion that should worry website administrators. “… it is remarkable that website performance is not given higher priority.”

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[Indonesia][Event] Startup Asia Jakarta 2012

YoungUpstarts

Buoyed by the success of that event, the Tech In Asia team will be organizing another ‘Startup Arena’, this time in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jun 7-8, 2012. For example, along with Teamie , other finalists at Startup Arena Singapore such as GushCloud and Phroni have gone on to secure seed funding.

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TechStars FounderCon 2012

David Cohen

This year we had 220 alumni founders in Boston for the annual gathering, which culminated in a demo day with entrepreneurs from the Boston TechStars program. FounderCon 2012 was an incredible three days packed with networking, amazing keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and bonding over group meals and a rousing game of Werewolf.

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2012 Will Be The Year Of The Empowered Merchant, says Schedulicty

YoungUpstarts

Jerry Nettuno, founder and CEO of online appointment scheduling service Schedulicity , believes that 2012 will be a year that will see a majority of small businesses harness and leverage the power of technology and online productivity tools to effective manage and grow their business. 2012, the year of Creativity.

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7 Customer Service Trends To Watch And Leverage In 2012

YoungUpstarts

by Richard Shapiro, founder and president of The Center For Client Retention ( www.tcfcr.com ). In 2012, smart, forward-looking companies will be viewing customer service in new ways. Here are 7 Customer Service Trends to watch and leverage in 2012: 1. What customer service trends are you seeing for 2012?

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5 reasons VCs should favor code-savvy founders

The Next Web

Aaron Skonnard is the CEO and co-founder of Pluralsight , an online training resource for Web developers and IT professionals. Let’s look at five advantages code-savvy founders and CEOs bring to their investors and businesses: 1. Navigating the tech landscape. Is this whole “iPad” thing going anywhere?

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