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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

socalTECH

What really differentiates us from our competition is the data set we have. Our competition doesn't have that data. The other feature that sets us apparent, is our integration with social media. savvy, we have every social networking credential there is, and we've integrated those sites into the API.

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Meet the 25 Startups Competing at SXSW Startup Night 2018

Tech.Co

Through the RAY VISION app, the user can manage communication, digital services and social networking, through simple gestures, haptic feedback, adhesive tags, voice recognition, and more. Tapping into a niche community is part of Quirktastic Media’s competitive advantage. Price: $1.99 Quirktastic Media (Durham, NC).

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Entrepreneurship Is All About Taking Smart Risks

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, some risks are good and should be embraced for growth and a competitive edge, while others are bad and should be avoided completely. But if you want growth and sustainability, you need to create smart risks, which means intentionally taking a risk to grow your business or gain competitive advantage. Take the strategic risk.

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Every Startup Founder Needs to Create Good Risks

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, some risks are good and should be embraced for growth and a competitive edge, while others are bad and should be avoided completely. But if you want growth and sustainability, you need to create good risks, which means intentionally taking a risk to grow your business or gain competitive advantage. Take the strategic risk.

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How to Present at Big Meetings without Going Down a Rat Hole

Both Sides of the Table

If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room. Vice versa is it’s a SaaS platform company where I spent nearly 10 years running companies. But … watch out. Happy to do that.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurism, SaaS. . Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Collaboration Over Competition: Competitors as Business Partners. Entrepreneurism / Monetization competition, ecommerce, small business. . Kim Coalson, Mindflash. Funding / VC.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. Even Sequoia.

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