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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform. a fbFund winner. Current round: $4.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web.