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Southwest Airlines Settles On WiFi Pricing

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Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it has priced out its wireless Internet services on its fleet, and will initially charge $5 per flight for any device or flight length for WiFi service. Southwest and Row 44 began testing WiFi on four of its aircraft in 2009, and has now installed the systems on 32 planes. READ MORE>>.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. This is cheaper for them than waiting for big competitors and buying companies at big prices. So where are we now? It’s hard to say. There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits.

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Former Madison Square Garden President Scott O’Neil Joins ScoreBig Advisory Board

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O’Neil said, “ScoreBig.com is the only business that offers consumers deep savings on tickets in a way that protects the brand of the property and the integrity of full-price sales.” Problem Solved. He added,” I’m thrilled to be joining the team at ScoreBig.com and look forward to supporting its continued growth and success.”.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade. Projected IPOs for 2009 are an embarrassing 10 total deals, down from 86 just 2 years ago (it was 265 in the go-go years of 99-00) but at least up from 6 in 2008. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. This is cheaper for them than waiting for big competitors and buying companies at big prices. So where are we now? It’s hard to say. There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. On the other hand, exits at lower prices are easier with these providers of capital.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). ” The most obvious phone call ad unit is what we call a “considered purchase,” which is high price, complex and requires lots of information or lots of choice. source: Harris Interactive IM Shopping Poll (August 2009)). There are 2.9

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