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Geodelic Wins Clear Channel

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Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the mobile application development firm run by Rahul Sonnad, has signed up Clear Channel's airport division, Clear Channel Airports , the companies said today. Sonnad is best known for his prior success at thePlatform, which he founded and sold to Comcast back in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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How Nils Forsblom Is Reinventing Himself In Mobile With TenFarms

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Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). I then went back to Europe to create a company called Fruugo, which was a big startup back in the day, in 2006 in Europe. So you're making multiple applications?

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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They had been recommended as a preferred provider for Facebook application developers, but it didn't work. Our roots are in Flash, and in fact the company came about as a project for Macromedia. We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. How has your shift to the cloud worked for you?

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 4.0 – Wireless is the next big thing – hurry!

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Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Zondigo, Inc.

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Entrepreneurs Should be Respected, Not Loved

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How much do we bail out companies that were culpable of helping create our woes and what moral hazards does this create? Companies are the same. Bad leaders want to be loved too much and their companies (or countries) suffer. That suited him when he wasn’t CEO. . &# We had such a great company.