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Female Founders and CEOs | Talia Goldstein of Three Day Rule

Tech Zulu Event

We began doing singles events, matchmaking, and date coaching. It was Citysearch for women to find guys. As a result, a few months into the business we started doing the singles events and then started to bring in guys more. What type of events were you putting together for singles? So it’s now for both.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Valerie Brennan of Three Day Rule

Tech Zulu Event

I’m an event planner turned lawyer turned entrepreneur. Back in college, I started throwing large events for charities and such. Soon after launching, we started doing crazy monthly singles events and match making and I began to realize that what I had enjoyed as a hobby could now be a full business.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). before which is second-time entrepreneurs.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. The Components of any Great startup community.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” Our biggest returns were outside Silicon Valley: Overture (LA), CitySearch (LA), BillMeLater (Baltimore), Ulta (Chicago), Envestnet (Chicago), HDI (Las Vegas), PF Changs (Arizona), TrueCar (LA). Make fund raising a habit.

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