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Moonshots Capital Ramps Investment Pace With Lead On Two Investments

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Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital fund led by serial entrepreneur Kelly Perdew, is ramping its investment pace, with the first two formal investments out of its new fund. presidential elections in 2016. Moonshots also led the investment in New Knowledge. READ MORE>>.

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LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M

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Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Los Angeles, California, USA – March 23, 2016: Aerial view of the Hollywood sign at dusk in Los Angeles.

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6 Ways Tech Startups Are Changing in 2019

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Tech startups are always looking to capitalize on the next big thing. market capitalization, and tech is a growing target for corporate research and development dollars. Internet users rose seven percent that year, down versus the 12 percent rise seen in 2016. hours in 2016. Tech Incumbents Are Essential. In the U.S.,

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Interview with Jay Goss, exactly.me

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In the world of social networking, there are lots of apps and services which connect you with people you know, but not so many which help you connect with others like you. Is there a need for yet another social networking app? This is the year, according to all the data, where mobile messaging will surpass social.

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Doppels Is the Birthday Matching App You’re Going to Love

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Each day Doppels will let you know whose birthday it is within your social network or local area and offer you a wish, gift or text option. Aimed at capitalizing on this trend, Doppels will soon offer the ability for a member to send a birthday video that ends with the unveiling of the gift. How great is that?! Express Yourself.

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8 Ways to Market to Customer Emotion as Well as Logic

Startup Professionals Musings

As a result, I might easily have been among the last to capitalize on these trends as a business. Many of the remainder don’t review or respond to customer feedback online, and don’t connect with the popular social networking channels, including Facebook and Twitter. Capitalize on consumer emotion from outside forces.

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7 Good Entrepreneurial Habits That Turn Bad

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For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002. Try to capitalize on your strengths, rather than trying to fix all your weaknesses. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 04/29/2016.