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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

The end of the product lifecycle is where Murthy and Kaplan feel Ghost has “an enormous opportunity to help people be more efficient in that process,” Murthy added. The investment was led by Union Square Ventures and included participation from Eniac Ventures, Human Capital and Flexport. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

Both Sides of the Table

The feedback was always universal, “that was the most helpful marketing meeting I’ve every had.” When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence. Natural mentors – a desire to help. ” I always felt the same. Quantitative & analytical.

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How OneRoof Energy's Solar Leases Save Money, Not Just The Planet

socalTECH

OneRoof--which is backed by Black Coral Capital and others--has been supplying solar leases, financing and installing solar panels to residences to the market. David Field: In a nutshell, we, and others like us, exist to help homeowners save money on their electric bill. There''s always more demand than capital. Can you explain?

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8 Incubators From Around the Country You Might Not Have Heard of Before

Tech.Co

Composed of a three-month boot camp , the program aims to help startups build their brand while figuring out the nitty gritty of finance, manufacture, distribution and sales. 125 entrepreneurs in the food or drink business rely on the incubator’s food entrepreneur knowledge base to steer them in the right direction.

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How Kaleo Is Tackling Enterprise Knowledge Sharing

socalTECH

Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa: If you have ever been in a position where people come to you to as for help, you find that you end up answering lots of the same questions, over and over again. We've created an easy process for big companies to build a living knowledge base. What is Kaleo? There were things like Yammer, Jive, and all that.

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How NinjaThat Taps The Power Of Students For Business Tasks, with Atif Siddiqi

socalTECH

We're focused on the skilled labor part of that, knowledge-based tasks. We also rank and rate students after they've completed a mission, which helps them build a reputation, as well. First Round Capital just relocated there, and there is a lot of stuff happening on the university level.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Now that we no longer commute to Windward Circle we cannot help but feel that Amplify has contributed to our growth as well.