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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2012 – The Year Of Syndication

InfoChachkie

2011 was the year of the video interview, in which I spoke with the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Len Short, Brad Feld, Naval Ravikant and Steve Blank. Exposure on these sites more than doubled my readership from 2011. The kind words I receive in comments, Tweets and emails are highly motivational and most appreciated. and Forbes.

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Make It Work- the real story

InfoChachkie

From 2008 to 2011, the company paid its own bills, we were cash flow positive and we believed we could maintain this trend indefinitely. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. As a result, the company was always under-capitalized. It was over. Of course).

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Trade Show Guerilla Marketing – Booth Babes With Beards

InfoChachkie

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. However at the 2011 Hospitality Conference, he allowed his desire to make an impact impair his reasoning when he hired a band of masked parcours. Share and Enjoy.

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How To Become a VC

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According to the NVCA, only 45 first-time funds were launched in 2011. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. The majority of these funds were launched by venture investors who had extensive track records at prior firms.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

InfoChachkie

One of the firm’s more infamous marketing stunts was their 2011 music video, entitled I’m A VC. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. If you have ever dealt with pretentious investors, you may pull a muscle laughing.

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From Near Death To YouTube Stardom, An Entrepreneur’s Story

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In 2011 he leveraged Kickstarter to publish a book entitled, Never Stop Shutting Up. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. But it is a thing that takes so much work and as crazy as it may sound, I have 300 or whatever videos.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

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Feel free to directly email us at tips@techcrunch.com. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011. Have a Tip, Pitch or Guest Column? Guest Column. So youve got the inside scoop on a story or topic that weve covered? We respect your anonymity. Please read our guest post guidelines before submitting. Gift Guide.

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