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LaunchpadLA Application Deadline Nears, As Class Graduates

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The group says that so far, from 2009 to 2011, it accepted 23 companies, of which 19 received funding worth a total of $80M; the accelerator said that the nine companies acquired exceeds $60M in proceeds. LaunchpadLA started initially as a mentoring group, but expanded into accelerating and investing in companies in the last few years.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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Divshot, a tool for web designers and developers, won a national pitch competition and one of it’s founders Michael Bleigh created a popular open source library now included in Ruby on Rails. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates.

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Q Manning of Rocksauce Studios | Founder Interview

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He and his company, Rocksauce, make sure to add high quality design back into each of the apps they create. After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry. Initially, my desire to go into the mobile space came from my love for design and my weariness with web or print related art.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

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Bootstrapping Marketing Strategy, social media marketing, web applications. . Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization. Unger, LLC.

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