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Gradient X Snags Exec From OpenX

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Gradient X , the online mobile marketing and advertising technology developer backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures, Founder Collective, Double M Capital, Baroda Ventures, Siemer Ventures, and others, has snapped up some talent from OpenX with its latest hire. READ MORE>>.

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

TechCrunch LA

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. Klarna has entered six new markets this year alone, including France and New Zealand, where it just launched this week. in markets such as New York and Los Angeles.

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HyreCar Names New Board Member

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According to HyreCar, it has appointed Jay Vijayan, the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Tesla, and current CEO of Tekion, to its board. Tekion is a startup developing business applications in the automotive retail market. Vijayan previously also served at VMware and Oracle, and sits on the board of Nic Inc.

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Cedars-Sinai Backs Censinet In $7.8M For Risk Management

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According to Censinet, it will use the funding round for scaling its go-to-market, and to accelerate its adoption by healthcare providers and vendors. Cedars-Sinai's participation in the funding was led by Darren Dworkin, the healthcare system's Senior Vice President and CIO. Censinet is led by founder and CEO Ed Gaudet.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

Both Sides of the Table

Everyone in the outside world is talking about how great you are but internally you know that your sales aren’t ramping, your product isn’t shipping on time, you have doubts about the quality of your code, you’re not convinced you’re doing a good job on marketing – whatever. Your solution? My advice: don’t.

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How Bill Gates Was A Role Model For New Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Bill Gates ran the technical show, but Steve Ballmer never let him forget the marketing and business side of the equation. handling marketing for Duncan Hines' Moist & Easy cakes – so he and Bill were a perfect mix, so to speak. Market vision, focus, and opportunity. That’s real viral marketing.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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But it’s more atypical for investors located in this market. If we extend a bit North up the coast line we have many affiliate marketing innovators including ValueClick, Commission Junction and FastClick. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales.

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