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7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

Startup Professionals Musings

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. The next thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I paid up for the diploma but can’t say that I saw better results. So back to MBAs.

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5 Tactics To Help You Make Good Decisions In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I have found that the ability to make effective decisions is a key starting point, and a tough one to learn. Eliminate any potential penalty for disagreement and speaking up. I recommend that you use every vehicle at your disposal, including email and public statistics, to clarify the worst case.

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What Startups Can Do About Cyber Attacks

Xconomy

A cybersecurity report by Ponemon Institute, in association with Keeper Security, found that in the 12 months leading up to June 2016, 55 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a cyber attack, while 50 percent encountered data breaches involving customer and employee information. A Good Cybersecurity Program Matters.

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

socalTECH

We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more. Tell us a little bit about this new startup? Derrick Oien: We started ScoreStream three years ago. It's actually nice that there is a shortage of capital for sports startups. I was at MP3.com, com, and then Intercasting.

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How SportStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

socalTECH

We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more. Tell us a little bit about this new startup? Derrick Oien: We started Sportstream three years ago. It's actually nice that there is a shortage of capital for sports startups. I was at MP3.com, com, and then Intercasting.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Dimple Thakkar of SYNHERGY

Tech Zulu Event

They put together and launched a new website, and Synhergy began opening up their marketing strategies to brands of all kinds. We’ve had artists who are just starting up and have funding, startup artist, to rock band called Hell Yeah and everything in between. Recently have started talking with clients in United Kingdom.