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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” OTHER DEALS: 1. Total raised: $29.5mm.

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How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand

The Startup Magazine

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez understood the value of viral marketing, especially for a key demographic — young people. He also created a program that used college students to spread the word about Hawkers.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

Besides convenience and affordability, online programs often offer courses and instruction that might normally not be open to the general public. Coursera is one of the biggest online educators with over 20 million registered users and 150 education partners which include universities from all over the world. ” Khan Academy.

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How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand

The Startup Magazine

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez understood the value of viral marketing, especially for a key demographic — young people. He also created a program that used college students to spread the word about Hawkers.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

Besides convenience and affordability, online programs often offer courses and instruction that might normally not be open to the general public. Coursera is one of the biggest online educators with over 20 million registered users and 150 education partners which include universities from all over the world. ” Khan Academy.

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7 High-Performing Ecommerce Marketing Strategies for 2022

ConversionXL

Use referral programs to attract new customers and reward your current ones 7. Google also recommends signing up for their Merchant Center program and uploading products directly, or through a data markup structure on your ecommerce website. Use referral programs to attract new customers and reward your current ones.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. We made changes and Greg was a gentleman throughout the process rather than berating us for our performance (it was our first partners’ meeting).