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8 Tasks To Prepare You For Starting Your Own Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. By far, the majority of new businesses I know are self-funding (bootstrapped) from your own savings and prior assets. Explore multiple sources based on your level of need and risk.

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Thanks to all of our sponsors and advertisers, who make our coverage of Southern. venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone.

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Siemer Ventures Backs Optimal

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Los Angeles-based investor Siemer Ventures has backed social media advertising and analytics firm Optimal , Optimal said Monday. READ MORE>>.

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6 Ways To Get Credible Data To Support A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit. Conduct your own customized market research. Martin Zwilling

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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch LA

Our sources put the company’s funding somewhere around $6 million in its recent funding round. “[Manufacturing] social influence.” However, lying to reporters may not be the best way to continue trying to achieve it. ” That was a lie. ” That was a lie. It worked. .

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Snapchat Avoids Fake News With Secret Weapon: Humans

socalTECH

As more and more revelations of abuse of advertising systems at Google and Facebook by Kremlin-linked advertisers continue to surface--Venice, California-based Snapchat has managed to keep itself free of "fake news" using a secret weapon: humans. READ MORE>>.

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6 Keys To Sizing Your Market For A New Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit. Conduct your own customized market research. Martin Zwilling.

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