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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” According to Draper, in addition to the above Rule Number One, there are many other questions that need to be answered before a CEO should recommend to the board that it is time for an IPO: Do you really need the money? The market is moving back up, but slowly.

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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model

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Internally, we look very similar to a tech company, in that we have a development team, go-to-market team, and product people, and the ultimate goal of what we want to accomplish is to create companies that can run independently, with their own management teams. Entrepreneurs should seek those people out.

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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Clark Benson: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have had one prior Internet exit. We're not yet marketing or selling direct to advertisers, because we're really focused on growing and honing our platform. Our growth has been steady from month-to-month, and has just started to ramp up heavily in 2011. What's the story behind Ranker?

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. PERSON Timothy Draper PERSON|Timothy Draper. NAME Timothy Draper. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. » More. Loading… Business. » More. TOPICID 408.