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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

” For starters OpenTable had an advantage in that the restaurants back then needed an IT system to help with table management (the restaurant layout, table configurations, etc.) We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc.

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This Philanthropist Is Winning Skirmishes With Poverty By Tapping Into An Inner City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

InfoChachkie

My pleasure John, thank you for helping us spread the word about our program. A Better Chicago helps the most promising programs to scale up to really make a difference. We have a rigorous screening process, and we only fund the very best programs that are able to quantify their impact. JG: How can folks help your efforts?

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How Frequency Wants To Bring You Internet Video, with Blair Harrison

socalTECH

We got the core iFilm engineering team in late 2010, and spent about a year and a half building out our platform, and released our first consumer product at the beginning of 2012. You helped define video on the web with iFilm. What's different now, and how has the world changed?

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

InfoChachkie

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. Online recruiting tools, such as ZipRecruiter and The Resumator allow employers to screen applicants via qualification surveys and competency quizzes. Everyone saw immediate benefits to their hiring flow.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model.

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Slickdeals: How An LA Team Is Polishing Up A Diamond In The Rough

socalTECH

Those might be on household items like laundry detergent, or it might be gadgets like tablets or a large screen television. Josh Meyers: When I looked at Slickdeals at 2012, I saw a company that had been around for more than ten years, a company that had incredible content--really amazing content. That''s how we got into LA.

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Interview with Steve Jillings, TeleSign

socalTECH

2011 was an incredibly huge year for us, and 2012 will be the same way. What we do, is we help companies identify who is accessing their sites, and registering for their services. You found the team behind TeleSign, and have helped bring together a team to scale out the business. Steve Jillings: We have been doing super well.