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Interview with Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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Around the 2006 timeframe, they hit $3M, and we saw the unique position that they could occupy in the industry. Even as their competitors kept getting big, gigantic fundings--something like $20 to $30 million--they kept focus, stayed conservative, and went as long as they could on that $4M in investment.

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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I sold that company, eCRUSH, which operated espin.com, to Hearst at the end of 2006. But, there are not many funded players in the space. A very small amount of those sites have had funding, but there are certainly websites about lists. Most of that funding is going towards staffing up. What's the story behind Ranker?

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Off To SXSW, Our Schedule, And A Special Thanks

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2009 Coming To A Close, 2010 Just Around The Corner!

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