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What I Learned In 2014: David Cremin, DFJ Frontier

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Here, David Cremin , a venture capitalist at DFJ Frontier , shares his thoughts on 2014. Several companies in the Frontier portfolio earned liquidity in 2014, providing significant profits to our partners. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? david cremin frontier venture capital 2014 reflections' READ MORE>>.

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What I Learned in 2014: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? Build a great team that is focused on providing a unique product or service that offers something of great value that your customers simply cannot live without.

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TrueCar Names Dealer Service, Sales Lead

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Santa Monica-based online auto pricing and sales site TrueCar said it is l‌ooking to improve services to dealers and strengthen relationships with its dealers, through the appointment of a new executive. TrueCar said it has named Brian Skutta as its new Executive Vice President of Dealer Sales and Service.

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Luxe Valet Gets Out Of Door-To-Door Valet Service

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Luxe Valet , which started life as a door-to-door, valet parking service--launching into Los Angeles in 2014--has completely stopped offering its door-to-door valet service, and instead has shifted to fixed parking garages, across all of its markets. Luxe had quietly shut down its door-to-door service in Los Angeles in January.

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Boingo Wireless Wins Internet Service Deals With U.S. Military

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Army and the Marines as customer, to provide IPTV and broadband Internet services at the two military branches'' bases worldwide. Both of the installations are slated to happen in 2014. Financial details of the two deals were not announced. READ MORE>>. boingo wireless internet wifi military government broadband'

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VC firms of Kevin Durant and Snoop Dogg back Dutchie, a new cannabis delivery service

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Ross Lipson, the chief executive officer and co-founder of the on-demand marijuana and cannabis delivery service, Dutchie, had thought he was done with the online delivery business. But with online delivery services, a whole city’s worth of restaurant options opened up to consumers (as long as they were in your delivery area).

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Zirx Shifts Parking Service Away From Consumer Market

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On-demand parking service Zirx is shutting down its on-demand, consumer parking service, which it had launched into Los Angeles in November of 2014, and is focusing instead on its enterprise business.

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