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Peering Into The Mobile Games Future With Josh Hartwell of Mobile Deluxe

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really, that opportunity has only recently been realized fully with Apple in 2008, and later with Google. Speaking of Apple's iPhone and Google, it seems like you're one of the few mobile game firms for phones which has made the transition more or less smoothly into this new world of iOS and Android.

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How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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I was recruited for the role when we were still at AT&T Interactive in October of 2008, by some of my former coworkers at Yahoo, who had already landed here. Where does YP fit in a world dominated by Google and Yelp? With Google, they are obviously the big dog, no matter who you are talking about. If you look at Yelp''s U.S.

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How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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I was recruited for the role when we were still at ATT Interactive in October of 2008, by some of my former coworkers at Yahoo, who had already landed here. Where does YP fit in a world dominated by Google and Yelp? With Google, they are obviously the big dog, no matter who you are talking about. The process was nearly flawless.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. Lots to learn from him.

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Here are The Missing Positives of This Election

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I asked him what motivated him and he told me, “I started it in 2008 as a project with my daughter helping canvass for Obama. When I got married I chose a woman who had bested me academically (Brown then Wharton) and went to work in great jobs at Google, Sky and Virgin Mobile. She’s a competitive athlete.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in August 2008 in Palo Alto, CA, by Sam Christiansen and Keith Lee.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. Our 2008 fund looks spectacular. And trust me if they’re thinking about investing in you and an investor Googles you and gets “bagel” – so, too, will you. You need to create a sense of competition. Create urgency.

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