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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive.

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8 Tips For Getting Your Startup Right The First Time

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Even the homework is easier, with free access to more opportunity details and competitor data on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive.

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Can Startups Surf The Huge Information Tidal Wave?

Startup Professionals Musings

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

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How Much Traction is Enough for Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously this definition is generic, so my first recommendation is that you take the lead in defining traction metrics for your startup, and then selling your results convincingly to investors. I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months.

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Clinton Foy: Why We Bought Our Own E-Sports Team, the Immortals

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which is the leading e-sports, mobile platform, and with their title Vainglory, has become the top mobile e-sports company in the world. Mobcrush is another we've announced, which is focused essentially on mobile streaming, and they are here in Santa Monica. They're essentially a Twitch for mobile. READ MORE>>.

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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

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In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Some quick numbers: In 2013, $100M was invested into Bitcoin-related ventures. This year’s TZ #startupforecast (Jan 28, 2014) was no exception.

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

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As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. James Citron – Outspoken , pioneering the combination of mobile messaging and advertisements.