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Top 5 TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 StartUps that will Save You Time & Money

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Even though Lyft nor Sidecar presented at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 they need to be mentioned as they were a huge time saver both getting from after party to after party and also to get to the airport. The company raised millions in the past few months and was the winner of Tech Crunch Disrupt 2012 New York. com , but for transportation.

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YouTubers Come Of Age – Google Scores A Solid Return On Its Video Development Fund

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During the latter half of 2011, Google awarded a number of leading YouTubers and nascent Internet TV networks grants of $1 million to $2 million. Although estimates of Google’s total investment vary, the industry insiders I spoke with believe it exceeded $100 million. Top YouTubers. YouTuber (Show Title).

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Connecting with People and High Level Communication (A TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 Experience)

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Imagine you’re sitting at a clean desk and 10 people came into the room unannounced, with documents, books and piles of information to read, throwing it on your clean desktop, while running out of the room saying, “Thanks! The Google Venture, Founder Collective and 500 Startups backed company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

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Carving An Internet Niche With FamousBirthdays.com

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We own the celebrity birthday niche--we''re first in Google for searching for celebrity birthdays on every day of the year. So, at the beginning of 2012, we picked a website that we owned, to make it awesome. If you look at Google Panda, they want you to be the best possible resource for a specific thing. Is this all online ads?

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

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So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful bookGoogled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Yes, Google won.

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The Valuable Unsung Heroes of Startups

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And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. And in it he profiles the work of Coach Campbell who was once on the boards of both Google & Apple. And a heartfelt thank you to my VC friends, lawyers and portfolio executives who have spent their personal time counseling me in 2012.

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Listen to any Article on the Go | Sound Gecko

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When on long drives or stuck in LA traffic a lot of business owners rely on the radio and books on audio to keep them entertained and distracted from the bumper to bumper grind. It’s 3 simple steps. So ditch “50 Shades of Grey” on Audible and instead fill our brain with what’s going on in the world.