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Smarter Career Choices #3: Solve for the Global Maxima!

Occam's Razor

If you were watching the Oakland Raiders beating the hapless New York Giants (so sad about Eli) this past Sunday, you surely saw a scene like this one: Quarterback Geno Smith using his Microsoft Surface tablet to figure out how he added two more fumbles to this career total of 43. Global maxima view of success: Microsoft is losing. [

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Real Estate Developer Danny Haber Of oWOW Reinvigorates Bay Area

YoungUpstarts

Middle-class families and low-income earners are among those who are more likely to leave, given the difficulties in the housing market in California. Estimates indicate a 23% increase in employment with tech companies in the 10 years since the Global Financial Crisis hit.

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Diverse Lead Firms

Austin Startup

645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative. We solve problems and dominate critical markets.

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Why Are Venture Capitalists Ignoring The Future? The Emerging Domestic Economy

David Teten

My job is to look for new opportunities and new markets. And it seems obvious that more venture investors should also be pursuing this market opportunity. It seems obvious that investors should pursue uncrowded markets, but common sense is not always common. I break down the opportunity set this way: Target Market.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: From Poland to Argentina

ReadWriteStart

During this week's roundtable, once again, we had an international group of entrepreneurs presenting from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Warsaw, Poland; Geneva, Switzerland; Sherbrooke, Canada; Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas. Last up, Ashesh Patel from Oakland, California, pitched StyleShop247.com StyleShop247.com.

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"What's Next in Tech" Event in Boston

Altgate

just to build a product which you could then start selling (and in reality test whether there was a market at all). Rarely did you get it right the first time so you would have to repeat the cycle until you had a complete solution the market wanted. I fully expect the market for big ideas to continue to grow.

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3 Effective Ways to Use Video in Your Marketing Mix

Duct Tape Marketing

3 Effective Ways to Use Video in Your Marketing Mix written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. With consumers viewing more than 8 billion videos per day on Facebook and YouTube, it’s increasingly critical that businesses include video in their marketing strategy.

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