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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

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In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

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There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. I’d like to make the case that the article is wrong. I’d strongly encourage you to read it. Avoid the spin, stay heads down and deliver the goods.

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8 Ways Blogging Can Supercharge Your Business Website

Startup Professionals Musings

One of these is blogging, to let people know about your brand, provide links to supportive articles, and generate back-links to your content from other sites. It’s also a short step from blogging to podcasting, videos, Instagram, and others platforms. It’s never too early to start marketing to define your brand.

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Gary Vaynerchuk: You’re Either Positive or You’re Not

Tech.Co

More importantly, even at such a young age, she recognizes the value of online platforms when it comes to building a personal brand and ultimately getting paid for doing something you love. How will voice assistant devices change the game for advertisers/marketers and SEO rankings? What is the current state of entrepreneurship?

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The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up

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And to give credit where it’s due (in addition to the content that Fred producers) a lot of the discussion works well because of the Disqus commenting platform. articles and leaves. And, finally, anybody who works in the space of SEO knows that the hottest thing going right now in user results are Q&A sites (see below).

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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. So when somebody is going to the purchase aisle and thinking about buying a mobile analytics platform they have the brand recognition that matters. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? Final example.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

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I have a very detailed article that covers stuff I won’t cover in detail in this post. Blogging is an important way to build an audience and also drive SEO traffic. But if you like this topic please consider reading the Mashable article. First, you’ll need a platform. What should you blog about?

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