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Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013?

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco. The market and venture capitalists are looking for business, but with a continuing focus on proven business models. Line up a winning team.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. In the U.S, Startup America will leverage its network of 30 startup regions to engage entrepreneurial leaders throughout the country.

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network?

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How to create a sustainable social media strategy for your startup

The Next Web

Starting out, you can’t hit every network and outlet full-force. Prioritize social networks. As a startup, you’re working with limited resources and a lean business model. Building your brand presence on specialized outlets holds immense value for your business – especially in early stages. Startup Example: Coin.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

By combining virtual networks (high-speed internet, mobile communication and other digital technologies) with physical networks (transportation systems and logistics platforms), micro-multinationals have the potential to disrupt industries virtually overnight. 16] FedEx GCR, 2014 & 2013 & FedEx APAC 2014. [17]

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Twitter Link Roundup #159 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013 | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Andreessen Horowitz, Github, and Box Share 2013 Enterprise Insights - [link]. Good read about how Aviary changed its business model | The Verge - [link]. Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013 | crowdSPRING Blog – [link].

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Acquire New Users by Adding Growth Hacking to your Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

A person receives an email about an endorsement, they visit the platform to view it, and then they’re nudged to endorse people in their own networks. When Slack opened its private beta in 2013, it did so with 8,000 people ready to try it. LinkedIn, for example, uses endorsements to encourage retention loops. Revival messaging.

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