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Interview with David Aronchick, Hark

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So, we spun up the site, and got it up and going in the middle of 2008, and it just took off, particularly right after the elections. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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So I was intrigued when I read Thomas Friedmans’s Op Ed in December 2008 about the need to Reboot America. Recently — in the name of censoring pornography — China blocked access to Google and demanded that computers sold in China come supplied with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort, starting July 1.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

In particular, CallFire has answered unusually strong demand coming from political campaigns, the insurance sector and emergency notification. Ron Paul’s presidential bid, the Arizona League of Conservation Voters and the 2008 California No on Prop. Clients have included MoveOn.org, Rep.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. with her husband, Douglas, a former Google chief information officer, in late 2008. Rents have increased by just 2% across Los Angeles over the same time period, he says. clients, brokers say. "We