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Interview with Artin Nazarian, MySocialNightLife

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based MySocialNightLife.com (www.mysocialnightlife.com) announced a seed funding round, and its technology platform for the nightclub and bar industry. For example, you might have people check in five times, and the sixth time their crew might be able to get in for free. Where is the site now?

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How Rexter Is Turning Connections Into Business, with Andy Wilson

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In the age of social networking, everyone has hundreds--even thousands--of connections online. But, to a business person, those connections and network are only good as the real life relationships they create. For example, a financing, signing a renewal, recruiting someone, or getting a deal done. Relationships building.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS).

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Angel Funding Advice

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Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. Not just funding but learn their story. Example companies to avoid would be people like Twitter, Mint.com, Boxee, BillShrink. Ask them for advice.

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Interview with Jeremy Gocke, Fliptu

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Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks. The firm already has seed funding from such investors as Kelly Perdew, Sugarmaker Media, and support from talent agency ICM Partners.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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Let me give you a non tech & thus non politically charged example. Back then Michael Arrington accused some of Silicon Valley’s top seed funds of “colluding” by meeting secretly to talk down the valuation of startups. Of course a group of 10 seed funds can’t fix the prices of a market.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

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The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations.

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