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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All

Tech.Co

You’d be forgiven, then, for assuming the city is seeing a net loss of tech workers. But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. And, as it turns out, reports of Silicon Valley’s destination demise have been greatly exaggerated.

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If Your Passion Is Saving The Environment, Start Here

Startup Professionals Musings

Al Gore, by just talking about it, still seems to be leading the way in monetization, having amassed an estimated net worth reported recently as around $300 million. The ideas are endless, but we need more smart entrepreneurs to implement them. There are plenty of smaller success examples, including Impossible Foods, Inc.,

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Interview with Wil Schroter, Fundable

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That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage. The idea is to solve the problem which is holding them back from accessing a larger audience. That's all they need.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital. I widened my net this year. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again. I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. We also talked a lot about whether founder liquidity is a good idea. Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

The idea came from having been recently married herself and seeing how expensive it can be to buy a new wedding dress. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Daily Candy was one of the earliest successes in the newsletter business, which ultimately sold to Comcast for a reported $125 million.

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When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name

Startup Professionals Musings

Kevin Ham was the most powerful dotcom mogul you've never heard of in 2007, reports Business 2.0 It's a good idea to also buy between three and 20 names that are close to your primary address or that could be confused with it. First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools , or other lookup functions available on the net.

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