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Interview with Wes Nichols, MarketShare

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It's my belief that many marketers still measure in layers -- they might look at how direct mail, or search, or display, or TV, or brand advertising, or their sales force performs, in a certain swim lane. Advertisers are known for their creative focus, not focus on analytics. He's been an integral advisor to us.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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