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Interview with Jonathan Kohn, Fitspot

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Los Angeles is the capital of on-demand apps, for just about anything you want. Jonathan Kohn: We've been out now in the LA market for four and a half months, we've done close to 1500 sessions in that time, very strong retention, and our average customer works out six times a month. I started Fitspot about a year ago.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

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I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” That’s what we’re trying to do at Upfront.

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Catching Up With Jeffrey Stibel of D&B Credibility

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Jeffrey Stibel has been quietly building a technology powerhouse in Malibu, leveraging the D&B brand at D&B Credibility Corp. We now have six offices, and over a hundred employees in Malibu alone. The event we're doing in LA is something we're starting in LA, because we're big believers in the LA market.

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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. According to the Wall Street Journal , these included Ooma founder Andrew Frame purchasing in Bel Air, and Facebook head of market development Matt Jacobson buying in Manhattan Beach. commercial real estate market. Here, prices can climb higher.

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Interview with Aaron Hirschorn, DogVacay.com

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If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00. Aaron Hirschorn: I've worked for a couple of LA-based venture capital firms, GRP and Monitor Ventures. Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet.

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Interview with Aaron Hirschhorn, DogVacay.com

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If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00. Aaron Hirschhorn: I've worked for a couple of LA-based venture capital firms, GRP and Monitor Ventures. Dog owners can browse through the site, and find the best options for their pet.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5