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DogVacay Looks To Staff Up

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Los Angeles-based online dog sitting marketplace DogVacay appears to be in growth mode, based on a recent notice the company sent out to its blog. the business studio and incubator run by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. DogVacay is venture backed by Foundation Capital, Benchmark, First Round Capital, DAG Ventures and Sherpa Ventures.

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WittleBee Raises $2.5M For Children's Clothing Subscriptions

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the business incubator/studio headed by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones. Pervical--who was previously at MySpace--is also known for founding LA technology blog Lalawag. As part of the funding, Jim Andelman at Rincon joins the company's board. WittleeBee is one of a number of firms recently launched out of Science, Inc.,

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Wittlebee Launches, Headed by Sean Pervical, Backed by Science

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Sean Percival, best known for founding Los Angeles tech blog lalawag, in addition to his work as an executive at MySpace, has booted up a new effort--Santa Monica-based Wittlebee , a new, online subscription service for baby supplies. the digital business incubator/studio headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones.

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Insights and Opinions: Idealab and the Bill Gross Legacy

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In all of the recent rush to create internet accelerators in the region, William talks about, Bill Gross, the person behind the "original" tech incubator, Idealab.

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HelloSociety Acquired By New York Times

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HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. Financial terms of the all cash deal were not announced. HelloSociety becomes part of the New York Times' "T Brand Studio". HelloSociety was headed by Kyla Brennan. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Jamie Siminoff, Unsubscribe.com

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I had been doing some angel investing, and incubating several projects. I understand you managed to get funding through interest from a blog post? Fred had been blog posting about this problem, about how he spent a whole day getting off of email lists he was on. Jamie Siminoff: Fred Wilson is a good friend of mine.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

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It's like WordPress, but instead of blogging, it provides an online community, which is self-hosted. It's a casual setupit's not an incubator, it's not an accelerator, and we're not charging anyone for space. Early on in college, we built a product called Blog Hoster, which allowed you to create white label blogs.

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