Ultra Light Startups

Jonathan Wegener, Founder of the Exit Strategy NYC Mobile App

Ultra Light Startups, in collaboration with BrightMap, is creating a new Q & A series with entrepreneurs sharing their tales of how they got started and how they found people to work with. Our first interview is with Jonathan Wegener of the Exit Strategy NYC mobile app.

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Online Advertising Entering a “Golden Age”

Jonathan Hsu, CEO of 24/7 Real Media, indicated that people working within the online advertising industry are definitely in the right field at the right time. “Online advertising is heading for a Great Golden Age,” said Hsu. “And it will keep building momentum for at least the next 21 months.” Hsu made up an all-star [...]

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How To Add Social Functionality To Your Website

Keeping in line with Social Media Week, Ultra Light Startups brought in four experts to discuss how to design your website to promote social interaction among your users for this month’s entrepreneurs forum. This month’s panelists included: Bryan Hamilton with Razorfish Dan Maccarone with Hard Candy Shell Alex Rainert with kgweb Christopher-Ian Reichel with Viacom/MTV [...]

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Ultra Light Startups to Spotlight PR, Branding, and Buzz

On January 7, 2010, Ultra Light Startups is hosting an expert panel on PR, Branding, and Buzz. After six months of covering and blogging about the various events put on by Ultra Light Startups, I’m now pleased to actively participate and moderate the first Entrepreneur’s Forum of the upcoming new year. Our panel of experts [...]

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Ultra Light Startups Takes on the Bootstrapping vs. Venture Funding Debate

Girlsrock.com presentation at Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups enjoyed its greatest turnout ever on Thursday night for the Bootstrapping vs. Venture Funding Forum at Sun Microsystems in New York City. The event kicked of with multiple entrepreneurs pitching their business models and concepts to a packed house. Each company founder had 60 seconds to [...]

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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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Gary Vaynerchuk: Let Passion Drive Your Success

New Jersey’s Wine Wildman and Social Media Magnate, Gary Vaynerchuk hosts a Video Wine Series on the Internet that snags more than 80,000 viewers per day. His new book “Crush It! – Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion” is gathering momentum across the country. He hosted a book signing in [...]

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Ultra Light Startups: Finding the Ideal Audience for Your Site

Ultra Light Startups brought together a group of gaming experts Thursday night to discuss how lead generation and virtual economies can help your startup move up to the next level. Nearly 120 Ultra-Lighters were on hand to get a brief glimpse into the world of gaming-economy revenue models. The panel of business experts included: Dennis [...]

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BBC News Puts Ultra Light Startups in the Spotlight

BBC News was in town Thursday night to feature Ultra Light Startups and its founder Graham Lawlor. Graham took center stage as Philippa Thomas with the BBC wanted to discover just what it means to be a bootstrapping Ultra Light Startup. The night capped off with a panel of company founders talking about the importance [...]

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