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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. One who wants to commercialize his product and start charging while the other prefers to not charge.

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The Secret Sauce For Smarter Marketing Execution

Duct Tape Marketing

She’s also the author of a book — Smart Marketing Execution: How To Accelerate Profitability, Performance, And Productivity. Get a copy of the book on Amazon — Smart Marketing Execution: How To Accelerate Profitability, Performance, And Productivity. Key Takeaway: How do you turn a $1 million company into a $10 million one?

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SXSW Startups: Fantag

Austin Startup

They focus on helping content creators and app developers create, identify, package and distribute those meaningful video highlights in ways that help them reach more customers and generate more revenue. Fantag is based in Sacramento. Fantag was started in San Jose and moved to Sacramento to take advantage of this ecosystem.

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Meet the Grand Prize Entrepreneurs of the BEC Boost

Up and Running

“With the winning money I decided to invest in creating a patent for my product and start the first steps of creating the first prototype,” Ismael said. “We’re so happy that the judges believed in the potential of our product as much as we do.” ” Meet Freja Nelson, 38, of Freja’s Foods.

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How To Build An Online Business Community That Markets For You

YoungUpstarts

They might have a similar passion or be consumers of the particular product you aim to sell. Their excitement can translate into invitations or recommendations to others, resulting in a business that reaches farther and gathers more revenue. First, seek out those who are already talking about your product, service, or industry.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. You have been at five startups, you had an exit at your last company where you were the Chief Revenue Officer. So Mark, I want to build a great product. Ridesharing.

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Five Questions with: Douglas McGray, Editor-in-Chief of California Sunday Magazine

Hunter Walker

We create a great reading experience for the web, as well as a print edition, which gets delivered with select Sunday editions of the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Sacramento Bee. DMcG: We thought it was important for a media company today to have multiple sources of revenue. HW: Why “California” Sunday