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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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Securing the Door: Amazon Buys Connected Doorbell Maker Ring

Xconomy

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) has acquired smart-doorbell security system maker Ring as the company seeks to expand its home-security business. The two biggest acquisitions were Whole Foods last year and Zappos in 2009, according to Statista.) Once the doorbell rings, a video is.

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1 Twitter Tip You Can Fix Straight Away

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If you search for her (as of July 10, 2009 at 5:45pm) you will get no result and the text, “did you mean Amanda Choong?&#. Search for Jen Raymond and you’ll get 2 of them – neither one is the Jen Raymond who works for Pfizer and lives in Santa Monica. First is Amanda Coolong of TechZulu. Second is Jen Raymond.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. It’s why opt-in marketing databases can be so incredibly valuable for companies like Gilt Groupe, One King’s Lane and AdoreMe. source: Harris Interactive IM Shopping Poll (August 2009)).

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Tony Hsieh is the Seller of Dreams | Enter the Downtown Project

Tech Zulu Event

Los Angeles has seen its own startup scene develop with Silicon Beach, which stretches between Santa Monica and Playa Vista. There’s no single pattern or sign that sparks startup culture; it doesn’t necessarily depend on history or one giant company pushing through.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Maintains a “Trusted Directory” of TRUSTe certified companies. -Real-time search engine. Read more: TechCrunch.

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Recycled Bride Wants You To Save On Your Big Day | Wed Without Tears

Tech Zulu Event

The firm says nearly 20% of all brides now shop for or sell a gently used wedding dress online, compared with just 6% in 2009 and they firmly believe Recycled Bride is helping make the sales even more possible. Recycled Bride was founded in 2009 in Santa Monica, CA. What is Recycled Bride? Business Model?

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