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Social Media Faking It – Cheaper Than You May Think, But Still Not Worth It

InfoChachkie

How much will social media fame cost you in 2014? As a bonus, you''ll also enjoy a robust number of Pinterest, Tumbler and Instagram followers and you''ll still have room in your budget for 250 comments on your blog and about 100,000 views on Vimeo. For instance, Yelp calls out establishments which attempt to manipulate their reviews.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

Battery isn’t the only marquee investor to find value in ServiceTitan’s business developing software managing day labor. And as Battery Ventures investor Sanjiv Kalevar noted in a blog post last year , the opportunity for software companies serving blue-collar workers is huge.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? Mark Suster (@msuster) November 1, 2014.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

Reviewing financial & operational performance. And while John & I have been through these phases ourselves (and have even written several blog posts on the topic like this one and John keeps a great blog with many similar concepts) we simply haven’t been running large sales teams for the past 8+ years.

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AOL Owned CrunchBase Pulls Plug on People+ Startup

Tech Zulu Event

Check out a sample demo of their Google Glass product, due to arrive in 2014 (well, it was due to arrive then). As one astute commenter on one of the many up-roaring blogs stated (paraphrased): “AOL’s just mad that People+ beat them to the punch” Maybe there’s something more that we don’t know.

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Can’t Fit Your Cargo, Request a Buddytruk

Tech Zulu Event

AJ: Buddytruk has been active and accepting pickups in Los Angeles since August 1, 2014. After we had our app completed, our initial batch of drivers recruited, insurance in place, and a solid operational foundation set, we were able to open our doors for business on August 1, 2014. TZ: How long has Buddytruck been active?

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

Xconomy

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback.