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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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She actually IS the prototypical entrepreneur. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do. One of the many things you become expert at when you launch your own company and have no money is SEO. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. More on that later. That may soon change. She never gave up.

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10 Keys to Making an Entrepreneur Website Credible

Startup Professionals Musings

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Smart people only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

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He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. How did you transition to entrepreneur? This time I'm getting to know Mark Geller ( LinkedIn , @markgeller ). Tell me a bit about your background.

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10 Steps to a Memorable Website for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. entrepreneur startup website business' Join relevant business associations.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. 5:00 – 5:55).

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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“I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half.” In the “good old days”, pre- 1999, advertising dollars were largely gambled away. As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill.

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