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Google Ads Is Not A Marketing Plan

BY David LavendaThu Nov 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM

How do you get people to know they need your product or service? One way, is to assume they know they need it and assume they are actively looking for it. All you have to do is sit back and offer them a series of reasons ...READ»

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The Secret to Finding Venture Capital: Not "How" but "Where"

BY ChubbyBrainMon Nov 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM

A look at the Q3 2009 venture capital funding statistics compiled by ChubbyBrain offers a data-driven view of venture investment by geography, which may help entrepreneurs with another data point as they consider the age-old question of location, location, location.READ»

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Government Funding for Startups Really Does Exist, Uncle Sam Ponies Up $2.5B in Q3

BY ChubbyBrainThu Nov 12, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Amid the spam, books, and late night TV infomercials promising inside information about little known government programs and free money, there actually is cash out there for your business.READ»

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Early-Stage Startups Alive and Kicking in Q3, Venture Funding Shows

BY ChubbyBrainFri Oct 23, 2009 at 2:31 PM

In the middle of a venture capital funding slump, you might think that early stage investments would be the hardest hit--VC dollars would be siphoned away from early-stage deals and poured into existing portfolio companies ...READ»

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Is Your Startup a Nice to Have or Must Have?

BY Bernard MoonTue Oct 13, 2009 at 11:56 AM

With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and ...READ»

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Five Qualities Venture Capital Firms Look For in Startups

BY Kit EatonFri Oct 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Venture Capital is a term oft-bandied about, but sometimes it's a mysterious process. Speaking at Stanford University, Beth Seidenberg of VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers tried to clear up a aspect: Whether a startup is ...READ»

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For Startups, a Bleak Year for IPOs and Acquisitions

BY Chris DannenThu Oct 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM

For entrepreneurs hoping to take their startup public, the outlook is bleak. According to the New York Times, the number of acqusitions and IPOs in the third quarter of this year dropped below even last quarter. That number: three. ...READ»

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Money Changers: Eight Startups Brimming With Hope for the Financial Industry

BY Dan MacsaiThu Oct 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM

"We were told to trust these institutions, and we did," says Mitch Tuchman. "We trusted Madoff. We trusted AIG. And now we've lost most of our life savings." Tuchman, though, is not an angry victim of some Ponzi scheme or shady ...READ»

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ReadWriteWeb’s Top 50 Real-Time Web Companies

BY Christine HueberMon Sep 28, 2009 at 8:21 AM

Below is a listing from Read Write Web of their 50 leading companies of the Real-Time Web. Like any list, we all have our own favorites. I invite you to list more below in the comments.READ»

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SeatGeek: A Prediction Market for Concert and Sports Tickets

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Sep 16, 2009 at 7:14 AM

SeatGeek, launched Tuesday at TechCrunch50, is a Farecast-like Web site for sports and concert tickets in the secondary market. It's so simple, I'm surprised no one ever thought of it before. The site predicts future ticket prices ...READ»

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