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CarsDirect Targets Former Chrysler, GM Dealers

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El Segundo-based CarsDirect , the online automotive shopping and information site owned by Internet Brands, said Thursday that the firm will offer free online used car inventory listings to the unfortunate Chrysler and General Motors franchise dealers who were recently terminated by those auto brands. READ MORE>>.

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Sponsor post: Discount to tomorrow's DFR, and win a ticket to digiday:APPS

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In association with some of the regions top trade associations/social networking groups and industry hosts, DFR '09 promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners).

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Interview with Jose daVeiga, KlickSports

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I started as a tester, but in six months, I had risen to assistant project manager at CarsDirect. This year is probably going to be a terrible year to chase that, but last year, we did a promotion with Fox Sports Network. I was doing project management at CarsDirect.com, and we met there while Kent was in Business Development.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Great companies like BeachMint that are growing at a rapid clip have to dig deep into their networks to meet hiring needs. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). If you hit a groove on funding and customer growth it does become a challenge to ramp quickly. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.