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" We've all been inundated with so many ingenious, must-have, time-saving apps and tools that we really don't have a second left to spare. "

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" Social media has shaken up the world of sales, with Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter offering new ways to hound leads and unprecedented insights into clients. "

" Don't be scared to try new things, but remember to hold on to the vision of your company and the initial successes that defined your brand. "

" For an older generation of employees, social media often remains misunderstood and underutilized. "

" A critical question to ask when bringing in a new CEO to take the reins of a company you started is: Do you want someone who will maintain company culture or reinvent it? "

" Since social networks gained popularity extremely rapidly, there had been a debate as to whether social media was a fad. There are countless pieces of evidence now proving the contrary, among them the explosion in Twitter growth and Facebook's public listing. "

" Every day I'd come home after school, pop the hood of my mom's car, put alligator clips on the battery, and wire into the house and go play on my computer. If I used it for too long, I'd wear down the car battery, and my mom would be all mad at me the next day. "

" One of the most important principles I've learned is, every so often, just drop everything. Stop racing from one party to the next. "

" From its humble origins in college dorm rooms, social media has quietly crept into the boardroom. "

" Virtual currencies, used to buy digital goods inside online games, have become an integral part of the Internet landscape. "

" The growing role of enterprise social media, plus the growing budgets and authority of CMOs entrusted with choosing the best platforms, translates into an exciting future for apps that harness social potential for large companies. "

" At the most basic level, prioritizing design also represents a practical consideration. It's far easier to design first and engineer later. "

" Silicon Valley isn't the only game in town. Tech is increasingly decentralized. Around the world, new tech centers with younger companies are able to embrace a different approach to talent: recruit locally, identify homegrown prospects and, in a phrase, bring them along for the ride. "

" Importantly, companies are using social media to do things that go way beyond just chatting up existing customers on Facebook. Sales departments use social to nurture leads and close sales. HR posts job openings and vets applicants. Community and support squads mine networks, blogs and forums with deep listening tools. "

" While social media skills were once a 'nice-to-have,' accreditation in the space is becoming a requirement for many of these job titles. Hiring managers and job seekers are realizing that printing stacks of resumes is turning passe, and social media is rising as the new way of generating real-time networking opportunities. "

" Everybody getting a significant exit creates a legacy and creates something that you can pay forward and bootstrap an industry in a substantial way. "

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" Companies and managers that find a way to harness social media stand to gain. "

" For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training. "

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" As a child, I did what any normal kid who grew up without any electricity would do - I spent countless hours working on a computer wired to my parents' car battery... and learned how to code. This natural passion for computers lead me into the Internet market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. "

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" Building outrageous expectations about the next big thing - be it a personal video chatting service or venue-based photo sharing app - can create all sorts of complications when things don't go as planned. "

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