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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

The headlines in the media are filled with that latest stats. Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Here are some examples: - You ask a small sample set so that data isn’t statistically significant. Stats sell. People throw them around at cocktail parties.

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6 Ways To Get Credible Data To Support A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

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6 Keys To Sizing Your Market For A New Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

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Disney Accelerator Alumni StatMuse Picks Up $10M Round

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Greycroft Partners, Promus Ventures, Haas Portman, Deep Fork Capital, and Bee Partners. StatMuse develops natural language search software and a social interface, which helps fans push out statistics about their favorite teams; the company currently has a deal with the NBA to offer up its service to fans of the league.

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Digital Media Investments & The Future of Los Angeles Startups with Manatt Digital Media

Tech Zulu Event

Manatt Digital Media is a professional digital media service for businesses. In early October, Manatt Digital Media was a proud sponsor of Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. TechZulu met with Hale Boggs, from Manatt Digital Media, and discussed Manatt Digital Media and the future of LA’s startup scene.

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6 Strategies To Find An Investor For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. There is a good chance that business advisors and mentors also have access to investment capital, or know someone who does.

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. While there, I was approached by a guy with an idea around sports statistics, and we spent about two months to figure out what was interesting about the sports market.

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