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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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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Thursday, August 9th, 2012. Founders Den co-founder and angel investor Zachary Bogue has joined forces with seasoned big data VC Matt Ocko , Metamarkets founder Michael Driscoll and Prismatic CEO Bradford Cross to launch Data Collective , the world’s first Big Data-only early stage investment fund. Disrupt SF 2012.

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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

techcrunch.com

This is where a lot of founders get stuck. Not to mention, once the founder and advisor have nominally agreed to a relationship, law firms enter the mix and seed the new advisor with a mountain of paperwork — legal agreements, options agreements — documents stuffed with legalese and binding statements.

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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

How a now-famous web company got funded by Mark Cuban. Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. But, before they were big names, they were simply a team that needed additional money urgently to pay their website development firm. Enter grant competitions.

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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Since my co-founders and I haven't agreed on the company name yet, we decided to post in one of the Business Naming Facebook groups that we joined. My wife and I co-founded our Web development and digital marketing agency atCommunications, LLC in 1999. Thanks to Roy Morejon, Enventys Partners ! #10- 10- From a naming contest.

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4 Essential Hires If You’re Starting a Business in 2020

Up and Running

You’re not going to be an incredible CFO/CEO/graphic designer/web developer. To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. What’s the problem with this approach?

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

His superiors weren’t all happy with this atypical approach to news and asked him to leave in September 2012. In December 2012 he met up with the founders of Momkai , a creative agency with clients such as Red Bull and Nike.