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

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He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Includes content mobile guides, ie. a fbFund winner.

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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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Using the social web to fill excess capacity that exists in nearly every business was one of the best uses of the web that I've seen. We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. Great things will emerge there.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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It’s really hard to zig when the whole world seems to be zagging. Instead investors are looking for the next flash sale, private sale, game dynamic, social games that rely on mobile platforms with geo-fenced, location aware offers. I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption.

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