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Interview with Jonathan David, Tapstone

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I started my first business at eighteen, a retail cell phone business on Main Street here in Santa Monica. I''ve now been in Santa Monica as an entrepreneur for thirteen years, at this point. How much of this is technology versus services? About five years ago, I got into digital advertising.

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Interview with Scott Morrow, Curatemedia

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Last month, Santa Monica-based ThisNext announced that it was acquiring Stylehive, an online site focused on fashion and beauty. It's an extremely valuable service, and we're paid through various commercial relationships--Google AdSense, major affiliate networks, or direct relationships with individual brands and retailers.

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