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uSamp Reports Growth

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Encino-based uSamp , the online sampling and survey firm run by Gregg Lavin and Matt Dusig, reported over the weekend that it had revenue growth over over 167 percent. The company also said that it is planning to double its investment in its technology platform. Tags: growth online panel survey sample united usamp.

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Los Angeles Accelerator Report Card: Too Early To Tell

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Anecdotally, the effect has been positive -- coverage on this publication, as well as others has ramped significantly due to new startups in the region, both funded and unfunded, and there's been a number of successful venture and angel investments in companies associated with those efforts. Of that, $97.47

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8 Lessons For Entrepreneurs On Pitching To Investors

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Investors invest in people, more than ideas. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. According to early reports , only about a quarter of the deals close as you see them on the show. Grab investor attention in the first couple of minutes.

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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How to Interpret Analyst Reports. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. I had reports from Gartner Group, Yankee Group, IDC, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and a couple of others. I had to read each report, synthesis it and then come up with our best estimate of the markets going forward. Stats sell.

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8 Keys To Hooking Investors, Even If They Are Sharks

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Investors invest in people, more than ideas. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. According to reports , only about a quarter of the deals close as you see them on the show. Grab investor attention in the first couple of minutes.

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8 Lessons For Entrepreneurs From The Shark Tank

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Investors invest in people, more than ideas. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each. According to media reports , the investors on Shark Tank close as little as one-third of the deals you see them make on the show.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Current round: $3.35mm in Series A by TomorrowVentures (Eric Schmidt’s personal investment vehicle), Saban Ventures, Founder Collective, SK Telecom Ventures. Estimated 15mm downloads to date. LibreDigital. Orchard for e-Books”.