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Gil Elbaz On Factual's New Warchest

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We caught up with Gil to hear more about the round and what he's hoping to do with the large amount of capital Factual has just raised, as well as how the firm's technology is being used by such companies as Facebook for their local information. That dataset is of interest to anyone with a location aware service.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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not near the beach): Factual, founded by Gil Elbaz who built AdSense [Century City]. Think about venture capital. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out.

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