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Southern California Teams Named Cleantech Open Semifinalists

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The Cleantech Open , the clean technology focused business competition, has named the semifinalists for its 2010 competition, indicating a number of Southern California firms are semifinalists in the competition. READ MORE>>.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

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If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. There are various models of this but amongst the most successful I’ve seen executed is FabFitFun , based in Los Angeles.

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Interview with Roni Eschel, goFlow

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Los Angeles-based goFlow is hoping to make that inforamtion as easy as checking out an app, tapping into a crowdsourced network of outdoor sports enthusiasts. We recently launched booking experiences and services in L.A. Roni Eschel: I grew up surfing competitively, and traveling the world. After I arrived here in L.A.,

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Interview with Gordon Gould, SmartyPants Vitamins

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Your background is Internet services  howd you decide to instead sell what seems like a more traditional product? There was a real opportunity for me to arbitrage the last decade and a half of my experience in the Internet, and apply that to a products company, and to get some real competitive advantage.

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Interview with Tobi Bauckhage, Moviepilot

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How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.

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Chris Hollod On Investing With Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle

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How did you end up here in Los Angeles doing investments? People welcomed us with open arms, and always wanted us to co-invest, because they didn't see us as competitive. I must have fifty different subscription services, I buy everyone online, I don't drive, I use Airbnb, I try every new product I can, you name it.

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