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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). It is what Seriously was designed to do.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

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We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. We then spent much of 2013 proving out the merchant model in one city – Los Angeles. We built “book it now” functionality in LA and then San Francisco.

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Family Fun, Sports Fans and Fight For the Best Console | E3 Recap

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Watch Sony’s brilliantly simple video that proves that in E3 2013, Microsoft was pwned. Photo Credit: Digital LA. The post Family Fun, Sports Fans and Fight For the Best Console | E3 Recap appeared first on TechZulu.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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If you’re a very early stage startup that just raised your first angel money it is very possible that the funding announcement will be your first big tech news. But in 2013 it can also simply be, “Company X raises $2.2 So in my opinion you should design your funding story to get wide distribution. ” Why?

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. And costume & set designers. Our lease runs out in 2013. I’m sure there’s a lot of truth to that. And make-up artists.

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myLINGO | Connecting Non-English Speakers with the Movies

Tech Zulu Event

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. OP: myLINGO is a smartphone app where you can select and download an audio track of a movie in your preferred language and go to the theatre and have that audio track synchronize to the movie playing on the screen.

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