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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

The ‘Just Chatting’ category remains the most popular on Twitch, and lockdown measures led to concerts, political events, as well as live shows all being hosted on the platform. From virtual concerts to conferences, art installations and shopping events… this is the beginning of the metaverse. Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts). Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. Audiences totaled over three hundred and eighty entrepreneurs, investors and members of the startup community.

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How early should you connect to a VC? Here's some data.

This is going to be BIG.

It''s also not the best way to create a helpful syndicate of investors that share the founder''s vision for the company. If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data. But does the data play that out? The first thing I did was trace my sources.

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How marketers can build thought leadership

The Next Web

Much like networking online today, it’s important to test different techniques to see what works best for you and what resonates well with others. Start taking notes from thought leaders like Lewis Howes , who’s built his entire brand through speaking online and offline, through articles, hosting events, appearing in TV segments and more.

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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

YoungUpstarts

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community. Clear the clutter.

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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

– Encourage founders to turn to other founders and their broader community as resources, not just the VC’s own staff. – Create a franchise and license access to it , e.g., the Draper Venture Network. Coinvestors need to figure out ways to prioritize themselves in a VC’s preference stack for syndicating opportunities.

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The 22 Unexpected Places Where You Can Find Great Employees

Mike Michalowicz

As you volunteer your time whether painting fences for a community park or serving pizza to school kids, look around at the other generous givers. is within volunteer communities. Thanks to Kenny Jahng of Big Click Syndicate LLC. Passive Job Seekers Abound At Networking Events. Volunteers Are Pre-qualified.

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