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Make It Work- the real story

InfoChachkie

Make It Work sold its services in pre-paid hours, at a discount from our pay-as-you-go pricing. Since 2008, the company has been forced to lower it’s prices, from $120/hour to $80/hour. The company was always seeking capital. As a result, the company was always under-capitalized. In May of 2012, sales dropped drastically.

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Startup Sales Lessons From TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress”

InfoChachkie

Once someone tries on an expensive dress which is outside of their price range, it is often difficult for them to be satisfied with dresses that conform to their budget. In some instances, a well-meaning champion does not have the social and political capital to close the sale. Startup sales require high velocity. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

October 5, 2012. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. Prices have gone up dramatically on this beachfront strip. Venices median home price in the first eight months of 2012 broke the $1 million barrier, rising to $1,012,000 from $899,000 in the first eight months of 2011.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Ryan Born is the Founder of AudioMicro , which provides a collection of royalty free music and sound effects at affordable prices. Subscribe to RSS. © 2012 IdeaMensch. IdeaMensch.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. MySpace would liked to have owned YouTube but didn’t have the public stock valuation to purchase them at the price that Google did.