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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). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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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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Southern California Venture Investments See Big Drop In Q1

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invested in 81 deals in the Southern California region in Q1 of 2013, down from Q4, when there was $674.2M The Los Angeles area was down to just $206.0M The largest funding round was for PICS Auditing , which provides screening of contractors, which is in Irvine; the firm raised $35M in funding. billion in 863 deals.

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

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Los Angeles-based deal site Slickdeals (www.slickdeals.com), an online deal site, has nine million, highly loyal users and a daily updated list of great, user-generated, deal listings. Those might be on household items like laundry detergent, or it might be gadgets like tablets or a large screen television. READ MORE>>.

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Experimental Transmedia Film “The Cosmonaut” Tests New Distribution Methods

Tech Zulu Event

It only cost 2 Euros to become a producer and was influenced by other epic projects including “Artemis Eternal” and “ A Swarm of Angels.” There will be a smattering of special screenings worldwide. Not too shabby. It doesn’t end there. They want it all hacked and mashed up.

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

Tech Zulu Event

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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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

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I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.