Category Archives: Business Plan

Facebook Turns 8 on the heels of IPO – and some 800 million users

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Stefano

Facebook turns 8, with an estimated 845 million active subscribers. Today marks the eighth anniversary since the social network first launched at Harvard University in Mark Zuckberg’s dorm room on February 4, 2004. It was 8 years ago when today’s … Continue reading →

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Facebook IPO: a comic cartoon explaining…

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Stefano

This may explain what’s doing Mark right now… Source: Chappatte, GenevaLunch

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About creativity, time and good ideas – a nice book (and a video) that explains it almost all in a social way

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Stefano

Steven Johnson’s book is highly recommended: this is usually a book’s review ending line, I put it at the beginning since the book it’s about good ideas and good timing. Well, the good idea is grab a copy and the … Continue reading →

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Innovative companies need innovative working people – and to get rid of someone…

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Stefano

I found this old post on Bloomberg Businessweek: I guess it’s higlhy provoking and gives acid, harsh feelings to a lot of people but, in the end, I guess there’s a lot of truth in these words. “I wanted a … Continue reading →

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B2B Facebook marketing best practices – and some real-world tips too!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Stefano

Richard H. Levey from Chief Marketer wrote a great post about B2B Marketing on Facebook – not B2C, that’s overkill (even though a lot has still to be tested). B2B and social networks seems talking too little these days, so … Continue reading →

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Social Networks More Influential in Emerging Markets – in e-commerce too!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Stefano

A recent report from Pew Research Center: “Global Digital Communication: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide” found evidence that in these large emerging markets, including Mexico and Indonesia, social network penetration ranged from 56% to 86% of internet users. In some … Continue reading →

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Hubspot’s Facebook for business guide – for free!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Stefano

Never dimiss a free meal! Hubspot is giving for free this How to Use Facebook for Business 35-pages guide. Ok… you may know all the tricks of the trade, but this free guide may still be a good starting point … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs rare videos: “Acting vs. failure” (and doing things instead of dreaming)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Stefano

Too much has been written lately about Steve (Jobs): too many magazine covers and lots of people witnessing personal stories about him. I guess there’s nothing like watching the very one Steve, listening to his words and try to understand … Continue reading →

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It’s Google day: happy 13th birthday!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Stefano

Ok, this may seems as the most auto-referential Google Doodle of it all, but Google today celebrates its 13th birthday! It’s been a long long time: I’m old enough to remember Altavista, Lycos, Alltheweb, Ask and a lot more. Today, … Continue reading →

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Need some business or legal docs? Check the Startup Document Center

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Stefano

You may need a Business Plan Template Executive Summary or a sample Financial Model. Look no further than Business Insider! Give your new business a jump start with Business Insider‘s selection of business and legal documents.   True indeed, you’ll … Continue reading →

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