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Local Market Launch Scores $1.5M

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Coryat founded ValueClick and took it public in 2000; before ValueClick, he had founded online directory firm AAA Internet Promotions, and search engine optimization company Web-Ignite. Coryat has also been an angel investor in recent years in local startups. READ MORE>>.

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LA Startups Gather At Twiistup

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Los Angeles area startups and would-be entrepreneurs were gathered Thursday as a part of the annual Twiistup technology conference, being held at the Skirball Center. Despite some disagreement over the role of Los Angeles in the technology world, there was a sense of optimism among attendees of the area's role in the startup ecosystem.

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The Planned Iteration Startup Launch Minimizes Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

Let’s face reality, the angel or VC funding process now takes 4-6 months of almost dedicated effort and time, and usually fails because you don’t yet have a product or customer. Costs are low these days to set up a credible website, do some search engine optimization, start blogging, and start mining the social networks for interest.

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Every Startup Should Assume Pivots Will Be Required

Startup Professionals Musings

Let’s face reality, the angel or VC funding process now takes 4-6 months of almost dedicated effort and time, and usually fails because you don’t yet have a product or customer. Costs are low these days to set up a credible website, do some search engine optimization, start blogging, and start mining the social networks for interest.

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Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Multiple Rollout Iterations

Startup Professionals Musings

Let’s face reality, the angel or VC funding process now takes 4-6 months of almost dedicated effort and time, and usually fails because you don’t yet have a product or customer. Costs are low these days to set up a credible website, do some search engine optimization, start blogging, and start mining the social networks for interest.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

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Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. However, one area has mostly been ignored, which is vertically focus, business-to-business information.

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Indianapolis is the “It Place” to Start a Startup?

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I asked attendees who travelled from Los Angeles, Montreal, San Francisco, Washington DC, why they took the long flight and 3 days to attend PowderKeg and every answer was the same – Matt Hunckler. vc , Liam Martin with Staff. It’s spectacular and I want one here in Los Angeles. They said, “He’s gracious”.

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