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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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Pandere Shoes, Anchorage Startups, and Techstars

Feld Thoughts

The founders loved where they lived and put together a support team of shoe experts and designers in Boston, France, and Portugal. Their shoes are made in Portugal. Every shoe sale generates a donation to the Lymphatic Research and Education Network (LE&RN). .

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Demo day arrives for Springboard’s Internet of Things accelerator

The Next Web

The eight teams hail from all over the world – including entrants from Montreal, Toronto, Portugal and Bulgaria – and have spent the last three months tirelessly working away on their hardware-based startup ideas for the Internet of Things in preparation for today.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

in recent years: accelerate smartphone penetration, increasing consumption of online video and social networking, and boosting mobile ad spending, e-commerce, and more. An example of a great startup incentive took place in Portugal, where tax reductions were offered to companies that hired unemployed workers or students.

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What is a good site or Gmail extension for an angel investor to manage their startup deals?

Gust

At the moment, use of Gust is available only to members of organized angel groups and networks, to VC funds (including many of the so-called ‘super angels’), and to accredited investors who have been specifically invited on to the platform by one of the 150,000 startups that use Gust to manage their investor relations.

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5 Famous Introverted Leaders And What You Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

Rowling lost her mother, moved to Portugal, and began (and ended) a marriage that left her with a daughter to raise on her own. Check out these 7 Tips on How to Love Networking by Susan Cain of Quiet Revolution. What You Can Do: Learn to network effectively. Strengthen your networking skills. I need some alone time.

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How to get beta signups for your startup in 9 steps

thenextweb.com

Both startups are complimentary and perfect for couples, which means staying in touch builds both of their networks, without stealing any users away. #5 Coworking is another way to get out there and network. Sources: The Social Network Screenshot. Social Media. Latin America. Middle East. United States. Previous story.