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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

Both Sides of the Table

Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. I see this all of the time in financial services. Think you know a thing or two about location-based services? Basically, I’m talking about being an angel leader and not follower. Connections.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

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The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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Interview with Sunil Rajaraman, Scripped

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Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. That's a revenue generating service, and it's been up for a couple of months.

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Pathbrite Shows the Fruits of Having a Crystal Clear Value Proposition

Tech Zulu Event

. “Many colleges and universities today are facing immense challenges when it comes to admissions, compliance and job placement,” said Tom Malek, vice president of Learning Solutions and Services for McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ” Pathbrite’s technology is providing a smarter, more flexible, and Web 2.0

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

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I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

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Toronto Based Start Up Readitfor.me | Reads Books for You

Tech Zulu Event

Cunningham’s current business, a marketing agency, Polar Unlimited in Toronto, had expanded in growth through the last decade by embracing social media and web 2.0. Like Gary Vaynerchuk, Cunningham built the family business 10 fold through creating branded web content with a viral touch. They specialized in content creation.

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The 7 “Free” Ways to Get Traffic on the Web

Jason Nazar

You can search Technorati to find the most popular blogs on the web across various categories.Make sure to reach out to bloggers personally and build a relationship.Leave comments on their posts, link to them from your site… do that and when you approach them to write about you, you’ll find a welcomed reception. Distribution Deals.

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