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At First Summit, 7CTOs Takes Baby Step to San Diego Tech Buildup

Xconomy

Search for “CEO books” on Amazon, and the search results from the world’s largest Internet-based retailer return just over 8,000 titles. A search for “CTO books,” on the other hand, yields about 540 titles. As a software engineer and self-described “tech guy,” de Bruin says he is more interested in.

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Profitability Helps San Diego Lender Step Out from Industry Cloud

Xconomy

In contrast to some alternative lenders, the San Diego firm said it is growing fast and is consistently profitable. Gilbert instead describes National Funding as “a balance sheet lender,” explaining that it retains loans on its books instead of selling its loans to another financial institution or individual investor at a discount.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. ” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. ” Booked it. Thank you.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. Raised angel money from Rob Lord, Reid Hoffman, Benchmark Capital and others. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego.

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Xconomy Roadmap 2018: Top 15 Innovation Areas to Watch

Xconomy

View the Slideshow With the first quarter in the books, it’s time to step back and lay out Xconomy’s editorial map for the rest of the year.

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Moving Services Startup HireAHelper Acquired By Seattle’s Porch

Xconomy

The HireAHelper site allows users to find, compare quotes and availability, and book local movers. Now Porch is adding HireAHelper’s independent moving services providers to its lineup of more than 250,000 professionals. Financial terms of. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Fintech Lender Uses Profitability to Step Out from Industry Cloud

Xconomy

In contrast to some alternative lenders, the San Diego firm said it is growing fast and is consistently profitable. Gilbert instead describes National Funding as “a balance sheet lender,” explaining that it retains loans on its books instead of selling its loans to another financial institution or individual investor at a discount.