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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

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She entered you reservation by writing in a time slot in a paper calendar and you were in. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. The hostess worked from 4-10pm so you had to call during these hours.

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

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Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). In a startup this is a mistake. Because great PR firms do it for a career.

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CapLinked Raise $1.6m Series A Round & Appoint Adam Sroka As VP Technology

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CapLinked says the round of funding and new appointment are an advancement in their move to displace the legacy left by Virtual Data Room (VDR) with their intuitive new product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers and acquisitions. 25 Years of Writing Code.

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Twitter’s Acquisition, Chirp & Managing Developer Relationships

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In fact, I said as much in September 09 at a Twitter conference in LA on a panel that Guy Kawasaki was moderating. It also means that the publisher (person writing the status update) can share in the monetization. So how does this all relate to the upcoming Twitter Chirp conference next week?

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Why Successful People Focus on the Bottom End of the Funnel

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Sales people (and website customer acquisition folks) all think in terms of funnels and yet non-sales professionals seldom do. They are the “shiny object chasers” who love to go to conferences, talk about “blue sky ideas” about what is possible and set vision for others to execute.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

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I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. There is a difference between a Conference Ho and a successful entrepreneur. You’re not.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil.