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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

First: They’re all based in California, and more specifically, in San Francisco, Mountain View, and Menlo Park, respectively. Referrals (generating direct customer referrals and new revenue channels with fellow local business owners). Word-of-mouth (increasing awareness for their business through the networks of others).

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How to help your startup turn a profit in 4 simple steps

The Next Web

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. This post is about choosing the right sales strategy and channels for your startup from the start. In order to choose sales channels, you need to know your startup’s lifetime value. Step 2: Choose your sales channels.

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Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral. Now consider a traditional media business. The value of the attention that the media company collects determines how profitable it is. If you’re starting a new media company, does it make sense to charge from day one?

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the top startup region, with New York City in second place and Boston in third.

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5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

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5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Social media analytics and tracking can be very time-consuming and expensive. You’ll find quite a few smart social media monitoring tools, but what if you can’t afford them? Monitor Social Media Reputation.

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What Google's Penguin Algorithm Means for Your Business

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The Future of Search Series is presented by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo , the leading interactive digital and online marketing event. The Future of Search Series is presented by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo , the leading interactive digital and online marketing event. Latest Social Media News.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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