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IVP: We Love LA, So We Invested In Snapchat

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Among the reasons given in a blog post from IVP, defending its investment in Snapchat: the firm loves LA. Los Angeles hasn''t had a huge success with highly valued companies--the last firm to be in that position was Viddy, which had to recap the firm earlier this year after failing to live up to those valuations. READ MORE>>.

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FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles-based company has steadily expanded its retail and lifestyle empire through subscription boxes, video… and even an augmented reality app. From a newsletter and blog to the subscription box to the launch of live programming last year. For brands, the pitch is a new way to find customers and engage with them.

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Interview with Josh Resnick, ntro

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Josh was formerly the President of Pandemic Studios, and helped co-found the company, merge it with Bioware, and eventually sell the combined firm to Electronic Arts for $860M. We notice you've initially targeted Los Angeles and San Francisco. Josh sat down to talk to us his new company and its new app.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

.” I want to do the best deals wherever they are, but I thought, most VCs I met didn’t have very good operational experience, so I thought, “Well, what if I created a blog called Both Sides of the Table and could emphasize the fact that I used to sit on your side of the table?” But you can create your own brand.

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