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7 Hot Startup Tips for Raising a Killer Seed Round

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Mashable’s new video series, Behind the Launch, follows Vungle on its startup journey toward a June launch. Each week on Mashable, the Vungle team offers tips and lessons learned from its own startup experience. This week, we saw Vungle court big-name investors, so co-founder and CEO Zain Jaffer offer tips for courting investors. Watch the episode above, and be sure to tune in to Behind the Launch every Monday and Wednesday.

Top 10 GIFs of the Week

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1. Ringing the Bell





It was a big week for Facebook, which rang in the Nasdaq bell from its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook shares started trading at $42 each on Nasdaq around 11:30 a.m. on Friday morning, under the symbol “FB.”

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This week awarded us a colorful new collection of GIFs. Here’s a look at Mashable‘s picks for the top GIFs of the week, everything from the Facebook crew to a Donna Summer tribute to a dog/bunny combo.

10 Funniest Tweets of the Week

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1. @ThePatrickWalsh





"Hashtags are a 'spice,' to be used sparingly. Master chef Patrick Walsh knows how to use spice."

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It’s Friday, and what better way to start the weekend than to forget about how rich everyone is getting at Facebook? Instead, let’s laugh at a few hilarious tweets.

Twitter comedy connoisseur Rob Delaney has selected his favorite tweets of the week.

“There is little I enjoy more than sharing jokes I’ve found with others,” says Delaney. “I enjoy it almost as much as writing jokes myself.”

Which of These 13 Companies Will Be the Next Big Tech IPO?

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1. Twitter





Perhaps because Twitter earned $800 million in a round of funding from Digital Sky Technologies last July 2011 and another $300 million in Dec. 2011 from Saudi prince Walid bin Talal, it’s in no hurry to file for IPO. The company is currently valued around $8.4 billion.

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Yes, the Facebook IPO is all the rage. Yes, it’s monopolizing the news cycle. But we’re here to give some love to the next big tech IPOs on the horizon.

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