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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

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I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard. and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo! portfolios.

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Demand Media's Rosenblatt On IPO, Exits

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Richard Rosenblatt , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Demand Media said today at the Twiistup conference in Los Angeles, that he sees an IPO as a possible opportunity for the firm. Rosenblatt had suggested earlier this year at the Web 2.0 conference the firm was looking at exit optioins. READ MORE>>.

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Calacanis Plans Competitor To TechCrunch

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According to the report, Calacanis is developing a property called Launch , which will focus on deep analysis of companies. The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite. It's a great talk. It's a great talk.

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Interview with Edward Park, Insteegram

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Edward Park: Our company, Rnddr Labs, is trying to create frictionless merch tools and products. Why did you decide to start your company? And, there are lots of companies not doing this as efficiently or as well. The biggest thing for me, was turning version 2.0 What is Insteegram about? into an empowerment tool.

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Kabam Launches The Godfather: Five Families Exclusive to Google+

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This is the first major exclusive game launch Kabam or any other major gaming company on Google+ and not on Facebook. According to an announcement at a recent Web 2.0 conference, Google+ Games has a user base of 40 million playing their library of 30 titles (mostly ports and re-boots off of Facebook).

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Pathbrite Shows the Fruits of Having a Crystal Clear Value Proposition

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The two companies are in the early stages of integrating Pathbrite’s next-generation digital portfolio platform with McGraw-Hill Campusâ„¢ , which will greatly benefit students and faculty. .” ” Pathbrite’s technology is providing a smarter, more flexible, and Web 2.0 Pathbrite’s Web 2.0