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It’s Facebook Week…

A few weeks back I wrote a post asking where are the Facebook startup deals.  Laura Beck, renowned Austin PR maven and “stripepreneur,” called my hand on that with a story about last week’s $500K funding of Lujure.  That funding included prominent Central Texans Pat Matthews and Bill Boebel, who

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Mass Relevance Secures $3.3 Million Series A

Mass Relevance, the technology leader in social curation and integration, today announced that it has closed $3.3 million in venture capital funding.  The Series A round is led by Austin Ventures and includes new investor Battery Ventures as well as existing investors Floodgate Fund, Allegro Venture Partners and Metamorphic Ventures.

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Networking Shortcuts for Career Success
There are no shortcuts to career success.  It takes time to building long-term and mutually beneficial relationships (the kind that lead to real opportunities).  Those who are serious about developing ...
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Last month I launched a new regular series on the blog called Reader Questions. I receive so many great questions from readers that I decided that at least once a ...
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  I work with the best clients. That may sound like "spin" coming from a public relations consultant, but it is true. They are all passionate about what they do, and understand the value ...
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I was recently the speaker at a business event.  After my talk (about the "Power of Business Relationships") one of the executives in the audience asked me "Does LinkedIn really ...
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Stop Waiting, Just Start!
At Far West Capital, we give a lot of focus to our goals and how we (our team) can help our customers reach their goals.Have you reviewed the progress of ...
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HR Outsourcing: A Strategic Perspective video
Outsourcing your HR can do a lot more than just relieve immediate headaches. You may find that your core team now has time and energy to address “big picture” issues ...
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Innovation in the Arts: An Interview with Karina Mangu-Ward
In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Karina Mangu-Ward. Karina is the Director of Activating Innovation at EmcArts a social enterprise for innovation and adaptive change across ...
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How Clear is Your Message?
I read an interesting article titled “What a 9-Year-Old Can Teach You About Selling.” The article focused on having a clear elevator pitch that is easy to understand and remember. While ...

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