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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify provides seed stage capital to the tune of $50,000 to $150,000 in companies with a viable product that are demonstrating some degree of traction. Jeff Solomon and Chris Olson are often the last guys to turn out the lights and the first ones in the door on any given morning.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

Tech Zulu Event

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. . · YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify provides seed stage capital to the tune of $50,000 to $150,000 in companies with a viable product that are demonstrating some degree of traction. Jeff Solomon and Chris Olson are often the last guys to turn out the lights and the first ones in the door on any given morning.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Venture capital. Streaming media. Social media. With LaunchPad’s help, more than 61 Orange County companies have raised more than $97 million in startup capital, seed, and series A investments — and much of that money comes from Valley investors betting on their neighbors to the south. Web Design Software.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Simply, there are thousands of agencies, design shops and communications firms across the world, all. Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below.

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