MocoSpace, a mobile social network startup, says it is on a tear.
What type of network will a startup get you compared to a larger more established company?
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The alumni network resembles a fraternity of startup founders.
He also served stints at McKinsey , Goldman Sachs gs (nyse: gs - news - people) and briefly worked for Microsoft msft (nasdaq: msft - news - people), which bought his last startup, Firefly Network , a provider of Internet personalization software.
One hot startup, Digital Entertainment Network in Santa Monica, Calif.
In order to build a network that is effective for your startup, I believe it is important to first be conscious of which parts of your business you are proficient in and which parts require some guidance and then take an active role in seeking mentors who have those particular skill sets.
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Startup Keas, a social network with game mechanics, is tackling this problem.
Network: The greatest challenge at my first startup was getting attention, early customers, and hiring the best people.
Independent artists already promote their music on some sites, such as the Podsafe Music Network, which was launched last April by startup Podshow.
The startup, which wants to establish a nationwide LTE network and sell capacity on a wholesale basis, now aims to start building in mid-December.
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But I think it helps to imagine if Bitcoin were a startup company rather than a peer-to-peer network.
One of these upstarts is LightSquared, the Virginia-based, Philip Falcone-backed startup that wants to build a nationwide, wholesale 4G network.
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By locating in these startup capitals, a new entrepreneur becomes part of a vast network, which is helpful for raising funds and also for the learning curve.
"You'll have much greater freedom, the whole experience will be much like the PC instead of how cell phones are today, " said Reed Hunt, former FCC chairman and head of Frontline Wireless , a startup that is seeking to build a next-generation wireless network using the spectrum.
Mobile health startup HealthTap has acquired the health business of Avvo to build out its network of doctors and patients.
In an age of accelerators, incubators and startup initiatives, it makes sense that an organization seeks to create a network of like-minded entrepreneurs.
As tech startup culture increasingly enters the mainstream consciousness through movies like "The Social Network" or headlines about the latest 20-something to cash in a dorm-room idea for millions of dollars, the field is attracting a whole new host of personality types.
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