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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising. This is one book-end of the cycle.

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

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6 or 7 years ago when TechCrunch was at its peak market share (they are still strong but many more tech blogs have also popped up) there was a term for getting covered there called “the TechCrunch bounce.” ” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0)

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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There are moments like being on stage when your demo crashes, reading about your competitors raising a ton of cash or having one of your top team members resign that test your will. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0,

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

There are moments like being on stage when your demo crashes, reading about your competitors raising a ton of cash or having one of your top team members resign that test your will. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0,

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

Tech Zulu Event

The final showoff's have been selected, so that brings the count to a total of 10 showoff's plus a wild card from the demo night at UCLA (full list of showoff's below). A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has influenced the effects of emerging media on the convergence of marketing, communications, and publishing.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. This will accelerate the development process and set a development discipline to create products that are molded by the market. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit