What mobile consumer behaviours have you seen emerging that have surprised you?

Great question. I was amazed by a recent study that showed the emotional relationship smartphone owners have with their devices. Here’s a blog post talking about some research from Microsoft on device love. (cl) http://www.gomonews.com/your-mobile-device-phone-web-browser%E2%80%A6-secret-lover/

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What companies have you seen lately that have really made you stop and take a second look?

Answered by Paul Kedrosky – Investor.

Rapportive. Founder blew me away. Idea got me completely by surprise. Layering apps on email and creating tacit professional-ready social networks created by people's behav... (more)

What business ideas have you seen lately that have gotten you excited?

Answered by Andrew Patricio – Founder, BizLaunch

A few in the technology space (more)

How much equity do I need to give to someone who is coming in late in the game with $250,000.00 - we've launched and already have two other investors that have invested $50...

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor. Posted in Money

That all depend on your valuation. General rule of thumb is 25% per raise you give to the investors. So assuming you already gave that to the early investors, and the new... (more)

Have you seen any interesting startups in the texting space? If so, what's the angle?

Answered by Hiten Shah – Founder, KISSmetrics

Not really sure what you mean by "texting". But if you mean SMS, I am always intrigued by companies that help with SMS marketing, such as http://textmarks.com (more)

Raymond, You have an innovative idea that you need to move on quickly: How do you remain focused on one idea at a time and reduce distractions that arise from other "...

Answered by Raymond Luk – Partner, Year One Labs

I'm not sure if you mean a product idea or multiple company ideas. Focus is something that's easy to achieve if you have a clear idea, have identified and spoken to your ta... (more)

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