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SV Factor
07 November 2009 -
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Table of contents:
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1. Announcements
Get ready! All participants in SV Factor will have the opportunity to change up to TWO companies in your portfolio at the end of November.
Start researching and figure out how to get up in the Top 10 Leaderboard!
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2. Tips of the Week
Keep an eye on the recent milestone events for the startups in the competition to see what is driving their performance.
Euro Trip! Foursquare Invades Europe
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/04/euro-trip-foursquare...
Big Fish Games lands new execs
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/10/big_fish_games_l...
Stealth Search Engine Blekko Raises Another $2.5 Million
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/04/stealth-search-engin...
Gambit Co-Founder Reveals His Biggest Entrepreneurial Mistakes And What He Learned – with Noah Kagan
http://mixergy.com/gambit-noah-kagan/
Offerpal Hires Garrick As CEO
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showAr...
Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/31/scamville-the-social...
Scoopler gets seeded for real-time search
http://deals.venturebeat.com/2009/11/02/scoopler-gets-see...
You Don't Need A "Celebrity" Angel Investor
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-select-your-angel-i...
When Is the Right Time to Start a Business? Now.
http://www.fastcompany.com/article/when-right-time-start-...
Gossip: Zynga Spends $72 Million A Year On Facebook Ads
http://www.businessinsider.com/gossip-2009-11
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3. Entrepreneur Talk
Quincy Jones III (QDIII Entertainment) and Chamillionaire (Hip-hop Artist)
Listen to their talk at Stanford, "Successful Independent Promotion: From Artist to Entrepreneur":
Here
"Description - Hip-hop artists Quincy Jones III and Chamillionaire discuss mastering the business side of the music industry. Keeping up with cutting-edge technologies, production logistics, and finding creative ways to gain direct audience contact are essential tactics for the self-produced artist in the digital age."
Brought to you by Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES -
4. Leaderboard
1. Kristina Sedereviciute
2. Andrew Evans
3. Cisco Riordan
4. Lasse Nielsen
5. Andreas Olsen
6. Sam Purtill
7. Edgar Navarro
8. Rowan Chakoumakos
9. Mikkel Kabel
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5. Sponsors and Partners
* Innovation Center Denmark, Silicon Valley
* Stanford BASES
* Venture Cup Denmark
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