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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Now in 2018, there’s been significant rounds they’ve led or participated in — Pitchbook here recaps some of the biggest. 1/ Social Network Interference.

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Security And Privacy Are Both A Risk and Opportunity

Startup Professionals Musings

With the ITRC 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 126 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks.

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What Do Web Developers Do Exactly?

YoungUpstarts

The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the job market for developers to grow by 13 percent from 2018 to 2028. A web developer created every website you read, social network you belong to, and web app you use. The job outlook for web developers is better than many occupations. The average job growth is only 5 percent.

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Facebook Messenger Chatbot Marketing: The Definitive Guide (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

If you want to learn more about chatbots generally, read Drift’s The 2018 State of Chatbots Report: How Chatbots Are Reshaping Online Experiences. Messaging has eclipsed social networks in popularity. The post Facebook Messenger Chatbot Marketing: The Definitive Guide (2018) appeared first on crowdspring Blog.

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Knowledge Retention: How to Protect Your Competitive Advantage

ConversionXL

Marketing had the highest turnover rate (17%) of any profession in 2018. Nor is the knowledge loss limited to technical knowledge: It is not simply losing someone’s knowledge if they retire or leave the organization, it is also losing their social network, if you will, in terms of who they seek out for answers to questions in their domain.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 5:00PM?—?6:00PM March 9, 2018 5:00PM?—?6:00PM Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM 3:00PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon 4:30PM JW Marriott?—?Salon

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Small Businesses A Great Fit For The New Nimble Marketplace

YoungUpstarts

Advancements in device technologies and mobile networks are sparking the use of mobile devices by shoppers at every point on the path to purchase. Globally, m-commerce accounts for 35 percent of all retail e-commerce transactions(5), and is projected to rise to 47 percent by 2018(6). Social Commerce.