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FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand

TechCrunch LA

Nine years after launching its online magazine, and three years after diversifying into the subscription box business , FabFitFun has raised $80 million in a growth round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from its previous investors Upfront Ventures and NEA. .

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

After all, if people feel more of a safety net for trying and not succeeding more people are bound to try in the first place and more innovation is almost inevitable. I was interviewed recently by Inc Magazine and they have been publishing snippets of this interview online. 2) Appendix (1) — A list of Abraham Lincoln’s failures. (2) — My

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire powers voice and text messaging applications that enable businesses, government agencies and grassroots organizations to instantly and affordably communicate with key audiences.

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7 New Venture Strategies Improve The Odds Of Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

In that context, I came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. Here is my own net of those seven habits: Founder is ready, willing, and able to learn. Choose a large market in a growth industry.

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Interview with Adam Wicks Walker, Hydra

socalTECH

The online advertising world is full of ad networks, so we had Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Hydra, tell us where they fit into the market. Adam Wicks Walker: It's an interesting market to play in. One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network.

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Interview with Adam Wicks Walter, Hydra

socalTECH

The online advertising world is full of ad networks, so we had Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Hydra, tell us where they fit into the market. Adam Wicks Walker: It's an interesting market to play in. One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network.