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Factual Launches Geo-Coded Business Dataset

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Santa Monica-based Factual , the open data startup headed by Gil Elbaz, the inventor of Google's AdSense technology, said today that it has launched a new open set of data that the firm says provides geo-coded data for 14 million local U.S. businesses. READ MORE>>.

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AnyMeeting Dangles Kindle Fire To Spur Reviews, Tweets

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Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting is looking to spur more reviews of its app in the Google Apps Marketplace, saying this week that it will enter any of its customers reviewing its app in the marketplace into a contest for a new Kindle Fire. READ MORE>>.

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Fika Ventures Backs PullRequest In $8M Funding

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Los Angeles-based venture investor Fika Ventures is part of a number of investors which backed code review services provider PullRequest this week, in a $8M Series A funding. Fika Ventures is a relatively new, $40M venture capital fund run by Tx Zhou, Eva Ho, and Arteen Arabshahi.

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MomentFeed Finds $10M More

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Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors. READ MORE>>.

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20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023

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Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. Lenido Startup tool: Accounting software Price: Free Accounting software doesn't need to come at a premium. While Hide.me From its 4.3-inch

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

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A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Carry minimal historical baggage.

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. For many founders, this type of mature leadership doesnt come naturally.