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Entrepreneurs: Are You an Olympic Athlete or a Spectator?

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This event honors Small Business Champions– individuals or organizations dedicated to supporting small businesses. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner. Share and Enjoy.

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Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You?

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Philo invented television with the hope that by visually transmitting news and global events into peoples’ homes, the world would become a harmonious community, thereby reducing man’s desire to wage war. What Did Philo Invent? After a long bout with alcoholism, Philo was understandably bitter in his twilight years. TV photo by gbaku.

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. I think they’re missing something.

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Brad Feld: Secrets To A Successful Startup Life (Hint – Creating Wealth Ain’t Everything)

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I caught up with Brad between promotional events for Startup Life. the sale of a company or other liquidity event) and spend it on something fun and frivolous. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Don’t YARB Me Bro.

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The Power Of Mouth To Mouth Marketing

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We did not purchase tickets for the event. . • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Our goal was to have the conference participants wake up in their suites to a flyer stealthily placed under their doors in the middle of the night.

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

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Although the exact sequence of events is a bit unclear, it appears that Hacker News user "lukethomas"(who is unaffiliated with Divshot) was prompted to create the Hacker News post after reading a tweet about the initiation of the company's private beta. According to Michael, the Hacker News exposure was completely unplanned. Share and Enjoy.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

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Unlike many viral marketing events, the company''s latest guerilla marketing stunt was not luck. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. I promise I will never tweet lame online jokes or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate.

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