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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

Instead of countless usernames and passwords, you have one identity to use for a variety of activities you want guaranteed security: online shopping, social networking, online dating, and online financials. miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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17 Entrepreneurs Explain How Technology Will Affect Their Business Tomorrow

Hearpreneur

First, I encourage business owners to create resources on your website or social network feeds for clients to better understand the products that are provided. I started a global branding and digital marketing firm 19 years ago. Thanks to Avinash Chandra, BrandLoom ! #6- 6- Two strategies. Photo credit: Jake Irving.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14-

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ESG in Venture Capital: Interview with Blue Future Partners (VC Fund of Funds)

David Teten

– SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. Most of Africa runs on a cash economy, making it much harder to Africans to access credit, low-cost financial transfers, and other basic tools of a modern economy. .

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

But Socially sharing through the multitude of networks is another way of getting to the customers to sign up for your launch. I do like Obama, being the seed of a Muslim (my native country-sake – Africa). You too can follow us on Twitter and sign up for our beta, it will be a social network for college students and alumni.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops.