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Baroda In Fab.com's New $105M Funding

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Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com. READ MORE>>.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA. Tags: entrepreneur startup venture capital investment repeat.

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Interview with John Ellis, PurePhoto

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Finally, I decided it was time to remove the safety net, and had an idea of my own to pursue, so I started by own company. One of the things that people will get out of PurePhoto, is we've combined social networking with the e-commerce element. What's next for you? READ MORE>>.

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Will Facebook's IPO Unbottle Southern California's Pipeline?

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The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, and Allen & Company. Facebook filed for its IPO Wednesday afternoon, saying that it is looking to raise up to $5 billion, in what is expected to be the biggest IPO since Google. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

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Interview with Robin Richards, CareerArc

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com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network.

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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

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And if, like us, you spend the first six months of your startup under a rock, your social capital may begin to dry up. So with no real barometer for reliable talent and a fast-evaporating social network, where should early founders snag that elusive star talent. Tap Into Your Network.

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6 Keys to Becoming an Influencer for More Business

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Facebook initially capitalized on exclusivity by allowing only Harvard students to join their social network. The net effect is that influencers can rely more heavily on the less expensive “pull” marketing, rather than traditional “push” marketing. Highlight elements of your exclusivity and scarcity.