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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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But, they were an HTML app on a LAMP stack. Mark Sylvester: We're only starting to study the data. Socialtech is an enterprise wiki, social business platform in Palo Alto. What they wanted, and what they loved was our pin view and visualization, and they loved our matching technology and what it provides.

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. That’s OK.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Video is the new HTML.” I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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