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Girls In Tech Showcases Women Founders In SF Pitch Competition

Xconomy

Kristina Tsvetanova says she found the motivation for her startup Blitab in 2014, when a blind colleague’s struggle to communicate via the Internet made her conscious of the barriers facing visually impaired people in a digital world.

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

Tech Zulu Event

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. The post Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014) appeared first on TechZulu. Big ups to the Twitch.TV

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Halozyme, Edico CEOs Among San Diego’s Entrepreneurs of the Year

Xconomy

Torley, who joined San Diego-based Halozyme as CEO in 2014, was among five local business leaders to win the 2018 San Diego Entrepreneur of the Year award. The regional competition is part of the global. The 16 finalists are in the above photo.) Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

Both Sides of the Table

It’s why in this article I advise that people “market today not futures” because you don’t want your playbook in the hands of the competition. This is especially true in a booming market (like 2014) where PR firms can charge premiums and be super selective about whom they work with. Just don’t spam people.

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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths.

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Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Shines Spotlight on Emerging Tech Hubs

Xconomy

In the years since the tour’s inception in 2014, Case says he’s become “quite encouraged” by the momentum he sees building in the middle of the country. However, he also says there is more work to be done. The story is still not well-understood by media and others on.

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7 Critical Success Factors For A Services Business

Startup Professionals Musings

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/20/2014.

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