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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. . “The third piece is a developer ecosystem,” Evans said.

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7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024

Tech.Co

There are thousands of grants up for grabs through government website portals, but since this type of financing is designed to support the public, their eligibility criteria tend to be quite specific. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) 🔎 Want to browse the web privately?

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Announcing Net@50: The Roots and Future of the Internet

Xconomy

Much of the change has been wonderful—as the internet has revolutionized communication, commerce, and access to information, in the process transforming and improving the lives of billions of people. These are all subjects that will be examined at Net@50: The Roots and Future of the Internet , a unique two-part event to be held.

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Baroda In Fab.com's New $105M Funding

socalTECH

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com. READ MORE>>.

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5 Easy Steps to Your Own E-Commerce Startup for $100

Startup Professionals Musings

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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E-Commerce Startup Entry Cost is at All-Time Low

Startup Professionals Musings

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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How OneStop Internet Is Powering Ecommerce For Brands

socalTECH

If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. John Tomich: OneStop Internet is an e-commerce services company.

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