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Interview with David Sacks, Geni and Yammer

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Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. We sat down with David to catch up on what Geni and Yammer are doing, plus got his insights into entrepreneurship and the Paypal mystique.

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Cross Campus Plans Expansion Into Pasadena

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Cross Campus said the new location is owned by Rising Realty Partners (RRP) and technology entrepreneur David Sacks, who was the CEO of Yammer and was the COO of PayPal. cross campus crosscampuis coworking space technology startup' READ MORE>>.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (3/11) – Ability to Pivot

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This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I also wonder about the entrepreneur who would sign a term sheet that came from somebody they hadn’t gotten to know over time. Geni.com beget Yammer.

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Entrepreneurs And Startups Drive Future Work Trends

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The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social media platforms such as Yammer. Marty Zwilling.

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8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Lead With New Work Models

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The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Yammer.

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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

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By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. Entrepreneurs can still build big businesses on the outskirts.” Where David is Totally Right.

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Taming The Enterprise Texting Tiger, With TigerText's Brad Brooks

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We''ve very much taken a play out of the Yammer playbook. Yammer used this to create lead generation from the top down. Yammer did that very adeptly, and I think that fits extremely well with our model. What''s the biggest lesson you''ve learned, as an entrepreneur? That''s important in how we market. more) READ MORE>>.

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