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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion. It is slowly becoming Florida Condos. I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption. It is the new cocktail party conversation.

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The Accomplishments of Entrepreneur, Justin Halladay

The Startup Magazine

The world is full of more distractions than ever, like television and social media. For over six years, he has worked in the region of affluent Fleming Island near Jacksonville, Florida. Another key for budding entrepreneurs is consistency. Set your goals and stay focused on them,” says Justin.

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6 Tips For Managing Remote Employees

YoungUpstarts

Morgan Sims is a writer and graduate of the University of South Florida who loves all things tech and social media. What do you think are some of the biggest challenges still facing the telecommuting policy? She has been involved with two startups that had their fair share of struggles, and taught her a lot about what not to do.

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Startup Feature: Security Expert Jay Hart talks Community Safety App MCALERT

The Startup Magazine

Jay Hart , a retired 30-year veteran of the Florida police force, has spent the last decade helping communities push information to residents with his public safety focused MCALERT app. You no longer have to wait until the 5 o’clock news or social media posts that may or may not reach the right people, to get that picture to the public.

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Private Equity and Social Media

David Teten

I’m giving a talk next month on “ How Private Equity Funds Raise Capital and Source Deals with Social Media” at Terrapinn’s Private Equity Latin America & Real Estate Latin America conference in Miami. Here’s my draft presentation: I argue that social media is pertinent throughout the 6-step investing cycle: Investing Cycle.

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ProductionHUB Helps You Search For Media Production Professionals

YoungUpstarts

If you’re a small business or entrepreneur that needs some quality, professional media production work but have no idea where to look for a reliable provider, ProductionHUB ( www.productionhub.com ) is probably your answer (or at least, it will give you your answer). The site sees over 3.5 million user sessions annually.

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The “Curse of Knowledge”: How Expertise Can Hurt Marketing

ConversionXL

Ask dumb questions you think sound too obvious—whether that’s through one-on-one surveys or by polling social media followers. I did this with an onboarding email from Brand Yourself : As a first-time user who hasn’t yet opened their software, I don’t have a clue what “social media issues” are or what “fixing” them entails.