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Yammer Dwarfs Parent Geni In Fundraising Round

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In the case of the kid getting much (much) larger than its parent, Yammer , the one time spinout of Los Angeles-based genealogy and family tree website Geni , has now squarely out-raised venture capital than its parent firm, saying Wednesday that it has raised an $85M funding round. Geni is, however, an original investor in Yammer.

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5 Strategies To Capitalize On Hard Times In Business

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How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business ,” was one of the first to predict that Gen-Y would lead the charge, bounce back from the last recession, and be big winners. These are chances to broaden your product line, change distribution, offer new services. to capitalize on hard times.

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5 Key Recovery Strategies Counter Economic Downturns

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How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business ,” was one of the first to predict that Gen-Y would lead the charge, bounce back from the recession at that time, and be big winners. These are chances to broaden your product line, change distribution, offer new services. to capitalize on hard times.

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Seven Tech Startups To Watch Out For In 2022

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By allowing people to use their own unused capital as loans for the less fortunate, SoLo acts as an intermediary between those who need the money, and those who are willing to lend it. Someone with a financial need can post their request, and someone with the necessary capital can accept the request, setting their own terms.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. invests exclusively in the space.

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5 Post-Recession Initiatives for Every Good Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

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Venture Conference Highlights SoCal Startups

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Sacks also talked about Yammer.com, the firm's business-focused, instant messaging service recently spun out as a side project of the company and which has seen a great deal of attention from its recent award at the TechCrunch conference.