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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Investors let him control the board as long as he continued to make them paper rich, and then actually rich--so they couldn’t technically force him out. The media certainly seems to have decided which group they’d rather work for. Or is it that the media just never tells the story this way? The second reason?

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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He previously co-founded Charlie , a Los Angeles based media company and interactive agency. Sam was also a member of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and inaugural new media team and previously worked for Google, Credit Suisse, The Colbert Report, and Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton.

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Smart hacks for recruiting on social media

NZ Entrepreneur

If you’re responsible for finding and hiring people to grow your team or your business, your thoughts have probably wandered towards recruiting on social media, especially when the job boards aren’t producing the right needles from the haystack. Social media is all pervasive. Recruit’em.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I’ve often talked about the NY advantage of having the NY Times, WSJ, Silicon Alley Insider, New York Magazine and even the editor of TechCrunch based there. Every region needs its local media & events. Consider just how much exposure the Austin community gets every year due to SXSW. It’s awesome. That’s natural.

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Copywrong Again: Founding the Next Pinterest or Napster?

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Is pinning a photo or article on Pinterest more akin to showing someone an article in a magazine you’ve bought or actually making and handing them a copy? Is Instapaper like collecting press clippings? (If If so, do you have to buy a copy of each paper first?) Rose likes Gust. Let’s use Pinterest as a case study.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. Products like awe.sm (I’m an investor) will help you manage the efficacy of your social media marketing campaigns.

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Supporter Channel: Firefly Digital

NZ Entrepreneur

“In today’s day and age, if you are not in the digital space or don’t have a digital marketing strategy, you are irrelevant,” said Baxter in a recent statement to media. So it is with pleasure that we welcome Anthony and the Firefly team on board the #nzentrepreneur expert contributor team. NZ Entrepreneur. NZ Sales Manager.

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