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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. 12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? It was a big year for us.

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LA’s Chewse Joins 500 Startups | A Better Marketplace For Us To Easily Order Great Food

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500 Startups add that successful startups don’t just need great coders and designers but require scalable and cost-effective customer acquisition which they help startups at. Demo Days will take place in February 2013 in Mountain View, San Francisco, and NYC. 33 companies are in this batch.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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In 2013 it is expected to be around $35 billion. Compare the state of play in 2013 versus 15 years ago. 2013 = $25 billion of which Apples stage is more than $8 billion at > 90% gross margin. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. hours / day.

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CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

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CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Mike’s work in sales, marketing, distribution, and business development is essential to customer acquisition, growth, and scalability. Indirect competitors include specialized sites like Animation Mentor (specific to animation).

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. We now have 2nd and 3rd time entrepreneurs fueled by recycled capital and mentors who have built startups to successful outcomes and have seen scale.