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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. An expanding customer base demands better support. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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SRCH2's Plan to Arm The World With Enterprise Search Technology

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We caught up with CEO Dev Bhatia --a serial entrepreneur who''s been involved with such companies at Hotsocket, Screaming Media (IPO), and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo)--to learn more about. It''s not just mobile, it''s also e-commerce. With e-commerce, it''s a whole separate value proposition. SRCH2 (www.srch2.com)

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Interview: Jason Lehmbeck, Co-Founder and CEO of DataPop

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Messenger : Jason Lehmbeck , Co-Founder and CEO of DataPop , former VP of Emerging Ad Products at Overture Services and Yahoo! The Core team had worked together at Yahoo! We tried to solve their problems while we were at Yahoo!, We lived together for seven years while at Yahoo! It was a typical storyline. ows are lower.

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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. An expanding customer base demands better support. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Topspin Rolls Out Music Marketing Software, To Some

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The firm said that it has commercially released its software, which helps artists generate demand from fans via direct marketing, social networking and other online channels, widgets, as well as email campaigns. The firm is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group, and its CEO is Ian Rogers, former GM of Yahoo Music.

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Slickdeals: How An LA Team Is Polishing Up A Diamond In The Rough

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The content is really amazing, and leverages the power of social, and applies that towards e-commerce and deals. I was at Overture, then Yahoo, and later People Media, which we sold to Match.com. Those might be on household items like laundry detergent, or it might be gadgets like tablets or a large screen television.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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He built & IPOd Demand Media. We don’t seem to get credit as a community for SpaceX or recognition as one of the fastest growing communities for commerce: Honest Company & JustFab. Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub. acquired Overture for $1.63 Yes, Google won.