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MAKE IT Monthly - Social Media for Emerging Brands: DIY Tips for Big Results

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 -- MAKE IT Monthly - Social Media for Emerging Brands: DIY Tips for Big Results. New digital platforms enable emerging brands and products to gain awareness quickly and drive sales. But navigating the landscape can be daunting. See [link] (more)

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

exabytes per month at the end of 2017, of which more than half was video. Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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10 Sales Truths Every Entrepreneur Needs To Practice

Startup Professionals Musings

You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Every aspect of your business must be about sales. This is the growth equation for a startup.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

exabytes per month at the end of 2017, of which more than half was video. Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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Privacy Advocate Richard Holober on the Tech Backlash of 2017 

Xconomy

Speculation is rampant about a possible sea change in consumer attitudes toward the tech industry and its products—a shift that might affect sales, the regulatory environment, and other factors important to companies. We’ve just passed a year full of news about the role of technology companies in U.S.

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Snap Set For Punishing Day On Wall Street

socalTECH

Venice, California-based Snap is set to see a punishing day on Wall Street, after reporting poorer than expected third quarter results last night, including poor user growth and sales. Snap said its daily active users (DAUs) grew to 178 million in Q3 of 2017, a 3 percent increase quarter-over-quarter. on Tuesday to around $13.33

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Techstars Alexa Firms Address Settings Where Voice Is ‘Most Natural’

Xconomy

Unit sales rose 279 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the association. “We Users can instruct these devices to order takeout, give the weather forecast, or turn on or off various Internet-connected devices. We have entered the era of voice ,” Jim Harris, a management consultant writes on the CTA’s website.

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