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Should You Bother Targeting the Tech Blogs for Your PR Campaigns?

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” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0) But the obvious thing dawned on many people – the early-adopter, tech-obsessed readers of TechCrunch at the time were not necessarily the typical users of many company’s products. They want validation.

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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

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Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. But then I talk with my partner Brian McLoughlin who has worked in the field for 20 years and he’ll run through the 10 reasons why similar companies haven’t succeeded. Who ultimately invested in FourSquare?

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Clarity of Purpose Summarize the companys business on the back of a business card. Create novel solutions.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. So readers of tech journals gain a bias of the chances of success. Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Long hours.

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TechZulu Live to Premiere "TZLaw" at 5:15 p.m. PT Thursday, October 7, with IP Attorney Denise Grayson of "The Social Network"

Tech Zulu Event

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. Working with artists, Web TV writers and producers, Internet companies and mobile application developers, Gagnier provides digital strategy advising to clients who are often times navigating uncharted legal territory.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Thank you again!

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. So readers of tech journals gain a bias of the chances of success. Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Long hours.