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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What types of things might happen in 2012, as opposed to needing another 3-5 years to come to fruition. That aside, here are ten areas I think you'll see some interesting things happening in 2012. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool.

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Celonis secures another $1B to find and fix process problems in enterprise systems

TechCrunch

Lest there be any doubt some startups are riding high even amid the macroeconomic uncertainty, process mining software vendor Celonis today announced that it secured a whopping $1 billion in additional capital at a $13 billion post-money valuation, a mix of equity ($400 million) and debt (a five-year $600 million credit line).

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Acorns acquires UK’s GoHenry, a fintech focused on 6- to 18-year-olds

TechCrunch

Previous TechCrunch coverage helps us break down the mix, but also points to either or both having lost some users in recent times. GoHenry (named after its first child-customer, according to the company) has raised a total of $125 million since it was founded in 2012. million paid subscribers. as well as in the U.S.,

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4 Ways to Leverage Podcasting to Grow Your Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A podcast is a marketing channel – and it can be a key part of a strategic marketing mix. While blogs and posts on social media are used to connect with your audience, podcasting has a unique place in the social media landscape. In 2012, this percentage was only 14%. Creating personal connection in today’s disconnected world.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

MiTú, based out of Los Angeles, was founded in 2012 by three veterans from the Hispanic media world: Beatriz Acevedo ( recently named on the 25 most important digital media players on The Hollywood Reporter !) , Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin. And of course they are also focused on the US Hispanic market. Congrats, Team MiTú.

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4 Tips for Reaching Productivity Nirvana in 2016

Entrepreneurs' Organization

That was the goal of The 4-Hour Chef — to teach this toolkit using detailed examples. From 2007-2009 and again from 2012-2013, I said yes to way too many “cool” things. Once you reach a decent level of professional success, lack of opportunity won’t kill you. Think it takes a lifetime to learn a language?

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