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CrownPeak Raises $1.75M in Series C

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CrownPeak, which is headed by Jim Howard, develops software used by companies to easily modify and maintain web sites, without requiring web designers. The firm's software-as-a-service tools are used by customers such as Nissan, Earthlink, and Skype. Tags: software management content capital venture crownpeak.

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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

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The company of eight was engaged in web design, which, early in the growth of middle-sized business on the web, was hot at the time. And yes, his partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the web-design business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. The surprise I could not ignore.

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Timing is everything in a sale of a business.

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The company of eight was engaged in web design, hot at the time. The tool it turns out had been posted on the company’s website and downloaded by over a million gamers. Over a million of these came to the company’s game web site each month for new information and to form an early Internet game community.

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LaunchpadLA Application Deadline Nears, As Class Graduates

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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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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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 2.0: The Internet is Coming! How will we make money?

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► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. … dumber: I would have raised venture capital for a company/business plan that would not have scaled. Zondigo, Inc.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

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Simply, there are thousands of agencies, design shops and communications firms across the world, all. Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Tools and Processes for ADD Project Managers/Entrepreneurs. The PepsiCo10 program in 2010 saw the company team up with Mashable and Highland Capital Partners to. Joshua Baer, Capital Factory.

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