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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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While no comprehensive data about the movement exist, some prominent start-ups say their growth in the past year — in users, if not necessarily profit — affirms that the sharing movement is finding an audience beyond the technology hubs of Silicon Valley and Manhattans trendy SoHo district. Most popular right now: Sponsored Links.

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Software Eating Industries

Mucker Lab

Instead of aiming for hundreds of millions of dollars in software licensing revenue – they want to conquer existing industries and aim for tens of billions of dollars in widget revenues. Smaller companies like Warby Parker are taking on branded incumbents in eyewear by re-inventing and collapsing distribution and manufacturing channels.

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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

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But, somehow, Silicon Valley didnt get the memo. A worker who is creating 10 widgets/hour at the beginning of a shift may be producing only 6/hour at the end of the shift, having peaked at 12/hour a couple of hours in. In 1962, the Chamber of Commerce even published a pamphlet extolling the productivity gains of reduced hours.

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Growth Marketing: The Skills and Frameworks You Need

ConversionXL

You’ll also learn how to apply growth marketing to five key channels and how to plan and execute experimentation. Growth hacking is a term that emerged from the Silicon Valley tech community and the lean startup methodology. Using your analytics data, you can uncover which channels drive action at each stage of the funnel.

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Silicon Beach emerges as a tech hotbed

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But Viddy isnt based in the technology hotbeds of Silicon Valley and San Francisco. "It Instead, Silicon Beach, a roughly 3-mile stretch of sand from Venice to Santa Monica , is home to Viddy and a host of other young tech companies with an entertainment, celebrity or mobile edge. TV channel blackouts becoming more common.

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The Steps of the Recruiting Process … and How to Identify Failure Points

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Step #3 — Knowing where your target “hangs out” — having defined your target and their decision criteria, the next step aims at identifying where you are most likely to find the target talent, including what communication channels would be effective for recruitment messages. Become a fan of ERE.net on Facebook.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Procter & Gamble Launches Widget to C. View More » Social Good Stop Cyberbullying and "Find Help" on.