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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. Being thinly capitalized doesn’t necessarily mean you need a big cash infusion. Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” Is the money going to be enough?

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011. Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience. Social Media: Snapchat. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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BloomNation's Goal To Empower Your Local Florist, And Improve Flower Delivery

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The florist business center we launched recently empowers florists, with tools to run email marketing campaigns, reach out through social media, and even gives them a point of sale system and website builder. Florists receive their orders through these other sites, but the problem is, there''s no profit. READ MORE>>.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Andrea Gouw of ShopperSeeks

Tech Zulu Event

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. So I did an internship in digital media space and then worked at Global Grind, a content media Hip Hop site, after graduation. That was half-true.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011. Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.

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Ubuntu Edge, Startups, Crowdfunding, and More | Chat with Kate Drane Hardware Category Lead of IndieGoGo

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IndieGoGo and other crowdfunding sites have been on the rise on becoming the new medium to gain capital for businesses and projects. One of the hardest times we had was getting access to capital. What IndieGoGo allowed us to do was start a campaign on October 2011 and we had a goal set at $10,000.

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