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VC Optimism Returning But More Pain Ahead In Their Portfolios

Hunter Walker

Satya and I were having lunch (yummy Chinese food) with our LPAC and the conversation turned to generally “how much more did venture portfolios have to fall before they found their true current value?” Restructures, Down Rounds, and Pay to Plays. Valuations. Whatever gets reported is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Small Business Marketing Insights for 2020

Duct Tape Marketing

And the first real result, meaning an actual business that wasn’t either an ad or an aggregator like Angie’s List or Home Advisor, showed up on page two. So, pay to play is definitely here. An interesting anecdote for you: I did a search the other day for a plumber in Kansas City.

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Transcript of What Local Businesses Need to Know About the State of Local SEO

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch: Well, and let’s not forget to throw in the aggregators that are out there doing the 10 best blah, blah, blah in their city. I mean, they’re essentially national lead aggregators and they’re messing up the local results. John Jantsch: At what point does this all become pay to play?

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