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Niantic transcends Discord to build Campfire, an AR social app, and unveils Lightship VPS

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Following in Snapchat’s footsteps as a map-based social platform, the app also includes the ability to connect with people, find nearby events, join communities and message people. With the help of Niantic’s recent 8th Wall acquisition , these features will also be available in mobile web browsers.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. In the last month alone (ie not captures in the $1.5 What Has Given Birth to This New Movement in LA? . billion.

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Porter: Mobile Chores | The Constant Hustle and LA Tech, Interview with CEO Matt Lucido

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We launched with a web app, so we are only web-based. We haven’t had any capital to really test customer acquisition strategies. Being a serviceable app, do you see more services being provided through the web? That’s the only thing that is outsourced. How long has Porter been around? ML: We launch Porter this July.