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12 Top Picks: Austin Startup Week on Oct 12

Austin Startup

Building Your Business on Open Source Data 10:00 am at Galvanize Featuring Data.world co-founder and CTO Bryon Jacob, this panel will explore the increasingly important role of open source data science in the startup economy. Media in Tech Meet Up 5:00 pm at WP Engine This Meet Up is hosted by MediaTech Ventures and WP Engine.

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

mashable.com

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. Within a few days, the site received thousands of user signups, according to its founder Mark Davis. raked in five-figure daily signups after announcing its upcoming launch, according to the site’s founders. ); //]]> Welcome to Mashable!

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How Virtual Assistants Are Reshaping The Business Landscape

Duct Tape Marketing

No, I, you know, somebody actually kind of said that to me when I was speaking at an event and we were discussing social media and whether you have to be a personality in order to succeed Right. And so I got virtual assistance and I started out in India and then I was in Pakistan and in Sri Lanka and Vietnam and all over the place. (07:50):

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200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco

The Next Web

We had a chat with Viber founder and CEO Talmon Marco to go beyond the facts in the press release and see how the company is faring. How, when and why did you co-found Viber Media? We recently announced partnerships with Axis in Indonesia and Mobilink in Pakistan. What if that group has 30 or 40 people? Eventually.

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100 Most Inspiring People On Twitter

YoungUpstarts

ginatrapani : Founder and former editor of Lifehacker, Gina Trapani can offer more than a few tips for living well and being productive, with a tech-focus. AnnTran_ : Get advice on everything from blogging to leadership from social media consultant Ann Tran when you check out this feed. Drayton Boylston. Do-Gooders.

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What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar

Both Sides of the Table

The co-founder of Google wasn’t born in America nor was the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, WhatsApp, Yahoo! and the founder of eBay and many others. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs? Our most famous current rocket entrepreneur — Elon Musk — was from South Africa.