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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

YoungUpstarts

The business began to grow, as did his database of college students, their emails, cell phone numbers, and social media handles. Mackaronis, who also has worked on the other side of the fence as an investor/trader, sees it all in simple terms: “I guess you could say that I like a challenge” he says.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. Investors: Allen Morgan of Mayfield Fund, ff Asset Management, Bobby Yazdani, Nova Spivack of Lucid Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Michael Yavonditte of Quigo Technologies, Ofer Ronan.

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A Socially-responsible, Triple-bottom line Taco Shop: SMB Tech Talk from Chaia

Hunter Walker

BS: We are active on all of the social media channels above, save for Tumblr. Social media played a role in reminding loyal Chaia fans that we had moved to a permanent location and to entice our new neighbors to come in and visit. Are you active on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, etc?

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A Socially-responsible, Triple-bottom line Taco Shop: SMB Tech Talk from Chaia

Hunter Walker

BS: We are active on all of the social media channels above, save for Tumblr. Social media played a role in reminding loyal Chaia fans that we had moved to a permanent location and to entice our new neighbors to come in and visit. Are you active on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, etc?

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Everything you should know before working with investors across Asia

The Next Web

Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. . The continent’s top investors are now directing their focus on the most exciting market in the region: Southeast Asia. The most active of which are the large Japanese strategic investors.

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Generative AI: Opportunity or the end of media as we know it?

VC Cafe

Furthermore, the rise of social media platforms transformed how and where people consumed content, especially among younger audiences. How can media companies transform generative AI from threat to opportunity ? Production costs of content will continue to fall drastically – Case study Video Video is a great case in point.