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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

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It was the first company to do “paid search&# back when Larry & Sergey were saying they would never do it. plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. The question will be “at what price?&# And for investors, “at what valuation did they get in?&#. $10

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. Many of the early winners sold for north of a half a billion dollars. In fact, 1 in 7 or nearly 15% of Angelinos are employed in a creative field.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. Ideally, such ads should clearly articulate the value proposition including the price.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. Users would know exactly how much was paid for each click. His first “real&# business came in college where he designed audio speakers.