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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3

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10 Tips On Self-Promotion To Solidify Your Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

With today’s pervasive Internet and social networks, people can see how you act outside of work, as well as inside. Your career and leadership value can be greatly enhanced, or greatly hampered, by your participation, or lack of it, in industry forums, the local community, and global issues.

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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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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. Global Demand. A global market enables the company to sell vastly more copies of its software without increasing its production costs.

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5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

With the pervasive internet, and global social networks, it’s easy to be visible and connect to your customers, and they expect it. Oprah Winfrey was clearly helped in her career by her relationship with the famous Barbara Walters. Build connections with key customers and competitors.

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3 Business Trends for Small Business

ReadWriteStart

Sales and Social Media. Social networks are a real breakthrough of the 21st century. According to Smart Insights, the number of social media users globally grew from 4.2 In 2022, it has become necessary for both a startup and a large enterprise to increase their visibility on social networks.

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, your online Internet reputation is your reputation. After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results.