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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. What happened?

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Delane Parnell’s plan to conquer amateur esports

TechCrunch LA

This is like talking about the NBA and the value of its sponsorships and broadcast rights as if that is the entirety of the basketball market in the US. We were focused on internet infrastructure – this is 2015-ish – and I was appointed to lead our strategy in esports. Eric P: What then drove you to found PlayVS?

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Meet Our Startup of the Year Competition Semifinalists: Picking Duck

Tech.Co

Celebrate Conference in October. Among the participants that applied for the online competitions, only a progressed into the semi-finals. Tech.Co: Since launch, what was the most challenging part of gaining market traction? Tech.Co: What was the road like leading up to your initial pitch for the competition?

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

Xconomy

In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 For 2015, there were 133 information security M&A deals, according to 451 Research’s Tech M&A Outlook 2016. For 2015, there were 133 information security M&A deals, according to 451 Research’s Tech M&A Outlook 2016.

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Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

Startup Professionals Musings

If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. Provide focused event marketing. See who checks into your competition. If you know your contacts’ real-life interests, you could use that information in your marketing efforts.

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Location-Based Services in B2B Offer Better Return

Startup Professionals Musings

Marketers see it as a better way to target customers, but the current consumer offerings have been slow to deliver. If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. Event marketing. See who checks into your competition.

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Accelerate Your Startup With Help From An Incubator

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

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