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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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16 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Side Hustles

Hearpreneur

2- Business and Finance. 7- DIY SEO blog. Due to the need of having to market myself, I learned social media and SEO. Pretty soon I started getting known as an SEO expert within the photography industry. Pretty soon I started getting known as an SEO expert within the photography industry. Photo Credit: Feuza Reis.

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The Direct-to-Consumer Checklist

Austin Startup

How will you take advantage of SEO and SEM? These strategies can be useful in increasing initial conversions from your ads and website traffic, but offering large discounts too early in the life of the company will lower your gross margins and CAC, both of which will affect your unit economics and future financing conversations.

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Top Platforms for Freelancing Newbies

Transformify

Search Engine Optimization or SEO, SEM. Freelancers specializing in design, finance, development, and project management have more edge because these skills are in demand. Teaching and Tutoring. Freelance Writing and Copywriting. Creative Design. Sales and Marketing. Graphic Designing. Mobile App Development. Game Development.

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Cracking The Code: Getting the most of your online marketing: the In.

Cracking the Code

Getting the most of your online marketing: the In & Out of SEM/SEO. Yahoo Finance. on a scale of 1-4). on a scale of 1-4). The videos can be watched at Bessemer Online Marketing Portal (the other materials are not public). Justin Label. Jeremy Levine. Sarah Tavel. Raj Kapoor. Tariq Krim. Feedburner Network. TechCrunch.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

A name can be a prison,” says Michael Martine, the blogging and SEO expert behind Remarkablogger. Plus, since spammers rely heavily on popular keywords, names generated solely with SEO in mind can seem spammy. Just don’t forsake that natural ability because you’re so focused on domain names, SEO and empty vessels. Is It Sticky?

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Getting it Right the 2nd Time (our investment in SEOMoz)

VC Adventure

At the time I was deep into the SEM side of the search world and was thinking about whether we wanted to place a bet on the organic side of search (aided at the time by what seemed like a large number of SEO agencies trying to productize their service into some kind of software package). It was clearly a big opportunity.

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