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The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery

Both Sides of the Table

Right now the most important role to hire in Twitter would be a seasoned marketing professional who could proactively change the conversation about Twitter and educate people about its significance as an information sharing tool. Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption.

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Per the 2012 Global Management Education Graduate Survey, the median debt of 2012 MBA graduates was $45,000, while the debt from top schools averaged $90,000 (e.g.,

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”.

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Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You?

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This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. He was primarily motivated by the educational potential of his invention, not the wealth it might generate. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Philo was an inventor, not an innovator. TV photo by gbaku.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

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Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Grant Exclusivity.

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Startup Spotlight: Final Exams, Santa Chatbot and Clean Up Your Email

Tech.Co

Customers can choose among its many templates to quickly add a chatbot to any Facebook page and then use its different reply types to create lead generating bots, list of articles taken from RSS feeds, Mailchimp and Zapier integrations, carousel of images and full-fledged ecommerce or food ordering solutions within the Messenger interface.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

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This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! In particular, Brad was impressed that, “Trada…educated people on how SEM works…and they were incredibly inclusive. Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group. Share and Enjoy.

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