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Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round

TechCrunch LA

Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce features, but Beacons boasts competitive creator monetization tools with just a $6 million seed round in May. For example, TikToker maylikethemonthh uses Snipfeed to sell asynchronous, video-recorded tarot readings. With its $5.5

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5 Rules Of Relevancy That Set Your New Venture Apart

Startup Professionals Musings

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

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7 Strategies To Create Your Own Market And Win Bigger

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal computers on every desktop. Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. Use social media and the media to build demand for change.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. The TMP is an example of lean academia.

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How to Have a Winning Career, Despite Constant Change

Startup Professionals Musings

Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. For example, no one learned a couple of decades ago that the biggest opportunities ahead would include social media, ecommerce, and computers on our wrists. Make the investment.

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5 Startup Intangibles That Can Energize Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

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Interview with Wes Brodsky, SaveFans

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Educate us, and explain what's different about how you are handling ticket sales and how that's different from the many others out there? For example, at an event, say at the Staples Center, of the 20,000 seats they might have four or five price groups. It's Priceline meets Stubhub. That's not an efficient way to sell tickets.