November 2009

Serial Entrepreneur Outlines Social Media Strategies for Business

Michael Lazerow, entrepreneur and founder of Buddy Media, recently spoke about the power of social media sites at the Web 2.0 Conference in New York City. He addressed the implications of Facebook, Google and other social technologies where he says millions of people are having conversations everyday. Lazerow says businesses now have a simple decision, [...]

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Bootstrapping vs. Venture Funding

The next Ultra Light Startups event will be on the topic of “Bootstrapping vs. Venture Funding” (Thursday, December 3, in New York).  This topic is of great interest to me as I work out the financing for my own startup ideas.  On one hand, launching a startup is an expensive undertaking and not everyone has [...]

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Ultra Light Startups Roundtable Tackles Tough Legal Issues

Ultra Light Startups featured a Legal Roundtable discussion this week led by three attorneys who specialize in helping entrepreneurs understand the legal complications of starting and maintaining a new business. Jonathan Freedman, Andrew Lerner and Charles von Simpson discussed a variety of topics including when to incorporate, trademarks and immigration and employment issues. Freedman began [...]

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Ultra Light Startups Presents Email Marketing Strategies for Startups

It was a packed house Thursday night for Ultra Light Startups as the company unveiled its new meeting location in Midtown Manhattan at Sun Microsystems. The night kicked off with a slew of entrepreneurs pitching their sites and services to a captive audience. Tonight’s panel topic was “Email Marketing Strategies for Startup Companies.” The all-star [...]

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Ad:tech Presents Premium Gathering of Online Marketers

Brands, agencies, publishers and service providers from around the country are converging on the Javits Convention Center in New York City this week for the premier gathering of Online Marketers. The event runs from November 4-6 and brings together a top-notch pool of experts to share, network, learn and do business with one another. SCHEDULE [...]

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