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Interview with Matthew Graczyk, Zubican

socalTECH

He's now at Gogii, which has received investment from Kleiner. So, the core revenue model is online advertising. We'll also be offering premium offerings, classifieds, e-stores built directly into profiles, and a whole bunch of other things--but the core model is advertising. COM, and Vivendi Universal.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

SoCal Delicious

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. is a good monthly investment? Coffin has personally invested in Machinima, Mahalo.com, Demand Media, Rubicon, Docstoc, ShoeDazzle, Deal Quad (sold to Beachmint), and many others.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town. Hautelook, Gogii, Magento. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.