mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

To generate more names for your startups, do a keyword search on a visual search site and browse its images for inspiration. Pinterest is probably the best tool for this, given its robust database of high-quality images, but you can also use e-commerce sites like Etsy or a simple image search on one of the major search engines.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

” The name is important for discoverability , whether in Google searches (10% to 50%+ of site traffic, depending on the category), the App Store (especially painful in iOS6) and other text-based discovery channels. Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Do a web search to find platform-specific tools. This will protect all parties involved, ensuring your developer is treated fairly, your work is done in a timely manner and all expectations are met on both sides. Also make sure that you’re communicating well with any web developers or designers you hire.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

What is your viral coefficient? But look beyond this list as well — search on AngelList for investors who have made more than one investment in your space in the past 12 months, and who bring some of their own relevant experience. Start by searching AngelList by market and geography. Focus on traction. Fill Out the Round.

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. That’s why many social media marketers and power users are in constant search of free, efficient alternatives. Fetch Twitter Search Results. 5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Pros: The search bar makes finding info a snap. Searching for team members is easy. Cons: There is no way to search for profiles of job-seekers. Pros: You can search for students whose locations and skill sets match up with your company. Members post messages to the running feed, which is searchable by keyword.

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MARCH 7, 2011

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Meme Machine: ‘Hitler’ Skewers Google’s Social Search Plus 4 More Viral Topics. Top From Our Partners. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. viral video. Beepl Adds a Personalized Twist to Q&A. Top Related Stories. Tablets Will Transform the Classroom [OPINION].

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Facebook, Twitter Engineers Tweak Google’s Social Search [VIDEO]. I’ve noticed a number of web development firms and agencies just vanish without a trace. Top From Our Partners. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. Handle This: Google+ Finally Allows Pseudonyms. Jordan Zoot.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Filtering your search by pedigree is a good start. Pedigree is a Decent First Filter This advice is for non-technical business owners trying to find a CTO. I know that this is an elite position, but as a non-technical person it’s very difficult to sniff out a good technical leader. Eric Bahn , Beat The GMAT.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Discovery by social and webapp html5 is more agile and less icon-find-item-search. We’re noticing a pretty consistent trend amongst our top retail brands that 10% of their search traffic is from mobile. I search gift certificate, get a bunch of options and am told that I have to use the “PC website&# to purchase.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

The name I chose is scovry and the website ( [link] ) that it goes to is a social media based search engine that displays results in a “spy” type format. I like using [link] to search for domain names. ” a search of Whois needs to be part of the process. Top From Our Partners. Flag this comment.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.) Since these early individuals will be critical to the success of your business, being present and managing them firsthand will effectively establish a precedent, not to mention, align them with the overall culture and vision of your company.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners. Nearly all have abandoned hope in the "sure thing" and are stepping into what has traditionally been the Angel role of incubating startups.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners. Nearly all have abandoned hope in the "sure thing" and are stepping into what has traditionally been the Angel role of incubating startups.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Create Viral Content Infographics startup Visual.ly We took the creative approach with our messaging as well as integrated Facebook and Twitter to encourage virality. LaunchRock gives startups a turnkey solution for a custom coming soon page that allows users to sign up for updates and share the fact that they did so.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

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MAY 28, 2010

He says that intentional Web 2.0 Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. People consciously try to create names with unique keywords so theirs will be the only result in targeted Google searches. A keyword is not a brand, where there’s emotional connection with the words.” Is It Sticky?

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Movies music myspace ONLINE VIDEO politics pop culture privacy Search small business social good social media social networking social networks software sports tech television trending tv twitter verizon video video games viral video web video Wordpress Yahoo youtube Join More Than 2.8 Media Relations Specialist at Practic.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

The partners actually welcome the lack of separation between work and personal life — “if we are home and not working, we do not feel comfortable, and that is great.&# And don’t forget the other coworkers who could become potential partners or clients down the road. instead of having to travel home.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

I'd approached Advanced Millennium Technologies, to develop our ERP software, last September. I'm really fortunate that I'd found a wonderful development outsource partner in them. PHP Developer at Ultra Logistics (Fai. check them out at: www.amt.in Digital Account Group Supervisor at G.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Top From Our Partners. Developers Work to Bring Siri to Older iPhones [VIDEO]. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. viral video. Global Syndication Partners. This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. viral video. Global Syndication Partners. Google+ Traffic Falls 60% From Post-Launch Highs [REPORT]. Twitter Secures “Tweet” Trademark. How the Remote Workforce Is Changing. 10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Social Good Summit. Livestream. Buy Tickets.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. " Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. Have you ever heard of the rockstar developer who coded the code behind each and every card transaction of both VISA and MasterCard?

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

” I’m quite sure with this article you alienated not only few potential customers or partners but also some existing ones. Wow, you’ve clearly never actually built a real.NET app or worked with a decent.NET developer. I gather you assume that everyone’s a web developer? March 25, 2011 at 7:16 pm.

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