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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

They decided early to only book very high quality vendors so they build a system that could pull in Yelp & CitySearch reviews and they set the standard that it had to be highly rated. I could tell you what’s next but then I’d have to kill you.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

Both Sides of the Table

Yet in LA we have hugely successful entrepreneurs who have built big companies like Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, TicketMaster.com, LowerMyBills, Commission Junction, eHarmony and on and on. Responsive Low Hanging Fruit – I view email in the category of urgent but not (always) important. I hear it all the time.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others. Los Angeles is a hotbed of creative activity, and not always in the traditional sense. LowerMyBills, Inc. It was acquired by Experian in 2005 for $330M. Want to sponsor?

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. When I get these inevitable emails or calls I respond the same way, “It’s a shame for me that I’m too late to your process.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

He’s been steadily emailing me for the past 18 months with ideas for local entrepreneurs I “have to meet&# and has been egging me on to spend more time in Seattle. We have all of the 2nd-time entrepreneurs from Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, etc. Dave is ex-Amazon and is a tireless advocate for the Seattle community.