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Interview with Scott Grimes, Stackin

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in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures, and also which also included Experian Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Mucker Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, TechStars and Wavemaker Partners. We wanted to make the topics, information, and content relevant to people as they came into the ecosystem.

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Interview with Bong Koh, LifeCrowd

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The company was founded by Bong Koh, a former EIR at Prism VentureWorks and venture capitalist at Advanced Technology Ventures; he also co-founded ibeatyou. Finally, we have an Eclectic category, which are interesting activities which don't fit into any of those other buckets. What is LifeCrowd?

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Interview with Jody Sherman, CEO of EcoMom

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Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. We also are bringing together a community of like-minded people, so that they can share and exchange information. Jody Sherman: We launched last February as Sprout Baby. How long has the site been around?

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How OneStop Internet Is Powering Ecommerce For Brands

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We provide all of the categories that need to be done if you want to sell products online, at least those that are non ticket and non travel, physical products. Our usual business arrangement is we don''t charge or charge very minimally for setup and launch costs. Who are your ideal customers and market?

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. From her new perch in Los Angeles, shes helping to launch a company that she says lies "at the intersection of marketing and digital entertainment, philanthropy and lifetime experiences." More venture capitalists also are putting down roots.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. This was a really fun episode for me because Mo is informed and knowledgeable on so many topics and being a Boston / NYC VC it gave us so much to talk about relative to just covering California VCs.