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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. The short answer is yes, absolutely. So while you get the benefits of recruiting, being on VC radars and customer legitimacy there are also downsides.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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Jonah was working on his masters thesis and he asked Nike to produce a customized shoe with the word “Sweatshop” on it. I usually think of these (decisions) through the lens of my employees and because we create native advertising we’re often producing the content and distributing it. I asked Jonah about this. “I

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

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Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs. Short-lived but an epic way to cap off our interview; Shaq showed his competitive side when he hilarious tried swatting away Chris’s game controller out of his hand. Chris Cox – Invoc , inbound call analytics.