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The top 10 companies investing billions in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

billion acquisition of Weta Digital, Peter Jackson’s VFX company, gives Unity capabilities in creating hyper realistic virtual environments using RT3D (real-time 3D) technology. The future of social media and 3D interaction is the biggest priority to Facebook. Unity’s recent $4.4 Also, their $1.6 There are now 2.8B

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5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn. Implement a plan of regular strategic acquisitions. Too many businesses only think of new products when in crisis mode.

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Paywalls, SEO, and the Need for a Damn Good Brand

ConversionXL

Paywalls, by default, are a barrier to organic acquisition—they stop some users from accessing some content. At the same time, organic traffic, for many news sites, isn’t the primary acquisition source, in part because most news-related queries are new and never searched before. Metering vs. lead-in. Metering. “As

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security. 1/ Social Network Interference. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information.

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If It Ain’t Broke, Break It!

YoungUpstarts

Finally, as part of growth of any business is the ability to successfully execute on business development – this can include increased sales, successful fundraising and team member acquisition. Michael Melfi is an IP attorney, entrepreneur coach, investor, media personality and four-time author.

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Startup Business Model Considerations

SoCal CTO

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

1 SEO and Social Media Campaigns. If your start-up is not making the most out of its website and social media accounts, then this should be the first place that you look to expand your efforts. Social media campaigns can be incredibly effective means of boosting sales and increasing reach to targeted markets.

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