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Innovation Economy[Innovation Economy] Many of the start-ups were focused on radically simplifying the sign-up process to use a new Web service, or set up a new blog or Web page. I found myself wondering, "When will a YC start-up figure out how to enable me to join a new service before I've even heard of it?" Maybe in the Spring 09 crop...

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Syber Blog[Syber Blog] Mashable’s Upcoming Guide to Conferences and Events: September 10th, 2008: Join The E.Factor for an evening filled with some of the brightest minds and learn how this economy could be a prosperous time for start-ups and Entrepreneurs alike. More information, agenda, and registration .

aloa's site[aloa's site] 10 PR 2.0 tips for startups: It’s important to keep a pulse of what people are saying about your product on your website and others. A community manager should be in charge of keeping track of comments, replying to comments or forum posts and engaging with the community.

Bill Taylorhttp://discussionleader.hbsp.com/taylor/2008/07/four_reasons_most_startups_fai.html [Bill Taylor] Four Reasons Most Startups Fail (And How Yours Can Succeed): Third, and this also sounds strange, Graham tells startups: “Don’t worry too much about money.” That’s what’s really different about this second wave of Web-enabled startups: It’s become so cheap to buy equipment, reach customers, and generate buzz on the Web, that the power of investors and venture capitalists is on the wane. “It’s so much easier to get the money you need than to make something great,” he says.

Pimp My Lively[Pimp My Lively] Google and the 3D Social Web: I didn’t get the chance to follow up on the lack of a built-in economy with Guymon, but he did discuss 03 further interactive options. More importantly, the developers pool is already fairly .

Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0http://web20.originalsignal.com/article/43399/mashable-s-guide-to-conferences-and-events.html [Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0] Mashable’s Guide to Conferences and Events: Over 500 attendees, including Venture Capitalists, startup companies, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs learned about some incredibly promising startups. Great times were had by all.

IT Spothttp://itspot.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/benioff-redux-maybe/ [IT Spot] Benioff redux? Maybe: In theory, it’sa sweet idea, especially for start-ups that need to pour all their sweat and muscle into staying afloat. As my colleague Rafe Needleman pointed out when Zuora made its debut at the Demo conference earlier in the year: .

Alley Insiderhttp://community.icontact.com/p/alleyinsider/newsletters/archive/posts/news-corp-tv-revenue-tumbles-comcast-buys-dailycandy [Alley Insider] News Corp. TV Revenue Tumbles; Comcast Buys DailyCandy: LaunchBox is a incubator/investment firm formed last fall by former AOL CTO John McKinley, ex-IAC exec Julius Genachowski, and Sean Greene, who founded Away.com and sold it to Orbitz. The structure is similar to Y Combinator: LaunchBox invests $25,000 to $40,000 in early-stage tech companies -- enough to cover living costs and some other expenses during the three-month session -- in exchange for 6%-8% of equity in the companies.

blog.Mixergy.com[blog.Mixergy.com] How to host an amazing conference - By Jason Calacanis: At my Silicon Alley events and TechCrunch50 last year, I didn’t leave the room at all. Even when I wasn’t moderating or speaking I stayed in there so I could have the experience of the audience.

Jason Calacanis' (not so) Secret Bloghttp://jasoncalacanisnotsosecretblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/how-to-host-an-amazing-conference/ [Jason Calacanis' (not so) Secret Blog] How to host an amazing conference: with a $50000 grand prize, as opposed to DEMO which is almost $20000 for startups-sorry, couldn’t help myself). d) WSJ’s D conference is a place for the most senior executives in technology and media to talk business.

Tech blog[Tech blog] Benioff redux? Maybe (CNET): The idea is quite straightforward: Zuora will handle subscription billing, thus freeing customers from having to invest time and resources grappling with the administrative chores related to billing procedures. Zuora makes money by charging a small percentage of the bills collected by the company.

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