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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. Sam & Adam will be joined by Josh Webb who I have worked closely with and who formerly worked at Idealab. 23 companies have gone through Launchpad LA. Each company will receive $50,000.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. And finally, Scott demonstrated his internal management tool for managing the metrics of his business. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet.

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