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Calacanis Drops TechCrunch50 Lawsuit

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Calling the lawsuit a "PR stunt/blatant shakedown that so many tech journalists fell for," Arrington said that Arrington filed a court document asking for dismissal of the lawsuit. The news comes on the same day it was reported that Mahalo made a 10 percent cut to its staff, due to Google's recent search ranking changes.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

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It’s also a very exciting time here in LA Tech with over 6 accelerators and incubators springing up over the past year. Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep. Coffee is for closers!” making this their first SWLA.

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