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What Tech Entrepreneurs Could Learn from Chamillionaire

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Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. On JFDI (play on Just Do It) - Chamillionaire talked a lot about social media.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Blablacar is one such example of innovation: with a fast growing community of 1.6m members in France ( www.covoiturage.fr ), the UK ( www.blablacar.com ) and Spain ( www.comuto.es ), this company is changing the way people travel on the old continent, becoming a very compelling alternative to trains and planes. Software 2.0:

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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6 Ways to Recruit Talent for Startups

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Pros: There’s no registration required, and the site maintains a sizable community of experienced coders who are up for side projects. Entrepreneurs can browse coders by skill or location.

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Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral. Now consider a traditional media business.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. Jobs Welcome to Mashable! in place before you expand.

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