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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

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On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. I’d love to see a mayor in Los Angeles who does, too. Consider the case of LegalZoom, one of our cities great startups. LegalZoom moved from Hollywood to Glendale. LA needs Garcetti. He would be the first tech mayor of our city. Why it Matters. The result?

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Dubb Launches Marketplace For Creatives, Finds Funding

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Los Angeles-based Dubb , a new, angel-backed startup, has launched a new, mobile marketplace to help you find customers. The mobile marketplace provides transaction history, testimonials, background checks, portfolios, and other tools. Are you a photographer, interior designer, event planner, or other creative freelancer?

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PublishThis Enhances Content Curation Tool

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PublishThis , the Los Angeles startup headed by Matt Kumin, has enhanced the firm's online, content marketing and curation management tool. The firm said the latest version of its platform is aimed at brands, retailers, media companies, and trade associations, to help them scale their content efforts across digital channels.

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What Mattered in 2010: Jim Andelman, Rincon Ventures

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1) Mobile web. Mobile app downloads went from 300mm in 2009 to 5 billion in 2010, Android ad impressions up over 2,000% as two examples. The current incarnation of the mobile web changes what the Internet IS to users, and the manner in which it is incorporated into their lives. (2) I'll list three, not necessarily in order. (1)

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

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I am taking the lead from GRP and we also invested alongside a number of friends including Dave McClure, Dave Tisch, Ben Smith (Merchant Circle), Brian Lee (ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom), Jason Calacanis, Evan Rifkin, Jennifer Lum, Jay Weintraub and a whole host of other angels. I first met Ethan in 2005.

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Catching Up With Joanne Bradford, Demand Media

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For Legalzoom, it's a very different model. She's a great expert, cable quality, and we feature multiple camera angels, visual stills, and of course the talent of the puppy. Mobile is a big opportunity there, and figuring what the formats are, how to integrate ads. You mention mobile is a thing you're thinking about a lot now?

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. Brian Lee – LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle. LA is a special place right now.