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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5% It is also a result of pent-up demand. In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary. Eventually it becomes self healing, but I don’t believe consistent growth will happen too quickly. That said, the IMF (international monetary fund) is more bullish.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

If you launched tomorrow, how many users would you forecast? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Is it limited to login and Like buttons, or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? What has been captured so far? Wireframes?

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Estimating App Development: What Small Businesses Need To Know?

YoungUpstarts

The second issue is a social network API. At first, it seems to be a piece of cake, but IRL it takes a week to develop such an integration because popular social networks servers follow their own principles. Choose only these social networks your target audience uses more. So, keep calm and enjoy it!

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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

“It follows that the goal of forecasting is not to see what’s coming. It is to advance the interests of the forecaster and the forecaster’s tribe.” As a fan of prediction lists, I collected a number of interesting reports and expert forecasts for 2021 in the spaces we cover at Remagine Ventures. Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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Startups Should Avoid These Social Media Mistakes

Startup Professionals Musings

Turn your social media efforts into profit, rather than just another expense. According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2010 ” from Ad-ology, lead generation is the biggest benefit of social networking for U.S. Many companies believe that getting involved in social media is easy. Marty Zwilling.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the “ Small Business Marketing Forecast 2012 ” from Ad-ology, Social media for small business marketing has reached its tipping point. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. small businesses.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.