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10 Ways for Startups to Expand Their Reach in 2012

Startup Professionals Musings

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. As entrepreneurs, you always need to be on the lookout for ways to expand your current business, and always on the lookout for your next big thing.

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Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013?

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Don’t try to talk your way to a deal before you have the documentation.

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In 2013, Foursquare Wants To Know You More

Tech Zulu Event

The team says it has had a great year this 2012. Apart from the full user names and a simpler Privacy document, on January 28, 2013, Foursquare will also enable businesses see their recent visitors. However, it is not without competition. .” A user can now alter his or her ‘full name’ on Foursquare here.

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LawKick: A Modern Way To Find Legal Help

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We''re talking about an industry which is very competitive, first, and two, one that people overwhelmingly try to avoid. That''s why people turn to Legalzoom and Docstoc, and use those free documents because they just don''t want to deal with lawyers. If you think about finding legal help, it''s not like you''re buying a t-shirt.

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UCLA DEV Contest Proves Grand Ideas & Teamwork are Essential to LA Tech

Tech Zulu Event

Obviously these folks were serious about winning this competition, and had no time to worry about who the guy taking pictures with his iPhone. When I asked one of the competing developers, Phillip Givens, what facilitated his interest in this specific competition, he quickly responded with “The sponsors.

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We Have Only Scratched the Surface of the True Value of Twitter. Here’s What You’re Missing

Both Sides of the Table

DropBox could send out Tweets to users when new documents have been added to a folder they are following if they have subscribed to updates. Know what I call a company in the future who’s not ingesting real-time data feeds to gain competitive advantage? We already know that some bakeries send Tweets when they have fresh cookies.

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