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GonnaBe Helps Users Plan Social Events, Activities

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If you're a mobile user, what's the best way to help plan out your busy weekend and social life? Los Angeles-based GonnaBe , the startup headed by Hank Leber, rolled out its platform this week, releasing a new iPhone application which the startup says acts as the "crystal ball for your social life.".

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ACTIVE Network Signs Up Two YMCAs

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San Diego-based sports activity registration and software provider ACTIVE Network reported two wins today at YMCA centers. ACTIVE Network said it has signed up the YMCA of the North Shore in Massachusetts and YMCA of the Brandywine Valley in Pennsylvania as customers for the company''s ACTIVE Net cloud platform.

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InvolveSoft Gets $2.5M For Employee Volunteering Platform

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Santa Monica-based InvolveSoft , which develops software to help companies encourage their employees to volunteer for events and help contribute to their local communities, has raised $2.5M in a funding round, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

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In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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How Thrively Wants To Help Your Child Reach Their Full Potential

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Jon Kraft: Our mission is to help kids discover and pursue their passions in life. I actually convinced Girish to help me with that other project, and worked together. But, we find that lots of kids these days are overscheduled, and not only that, are overscheduled into a lot of the same kinds of kid''s activities.

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Active Network Launches Meeting Management Tools

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San Diego-based Active Network said this week that it has launched a new tool aimed at meeting planners and travel managers. The firm said the tool helps those users choose destinations for business events, by recommending options based on historical airfare and room rates, carbon emissions, and other factors. READ MORE>>.

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How the New Shopify-TikTok Partnership Helps Small Businesses

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The two platforms are both huge in their respective markets: By connecting TikTok's audience with small businesses online everywhere, this team-up could offer a lifeline to business owners amid a rocky economy. The platforms will add additional ecommerce features down the line, though they're a little vague on what those will be.

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