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Buzznet Puts Focus On Celebrities

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According to the site, the new feature will allow its members to see closeups of things like their designer handbags--and "wardrobe malfunctions." Celebuzz is one of a number of sites owned by Buzznet, which is venture backed by Interscope, Universal Music Group, Anthem Ventures, NEA, and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist).

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. Challenge #2 – There is Not Enough Great Tech, Product and UI/UX Design Talent in LA. Simply put LA has a lack of GREAT product, UI/UX, and design talent. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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