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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. They decided early to only book very high quality vendors so they build a system that could pull in Yelp & CitySearch reviews and they set the standard that it had to be highly rated. The company was called Red Beacon.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Valerie Brennan of Three Day Rule

Tech Zulu Event

We both had different types and interests in men and thought it would be great if there was a Citysearch for women based upon types. We started seeing a demand for what we were doing and from there began throwing singles parties, doing match making, and date coaching. A blog with our reviews of the scene, locations, etc.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

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 Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. You can’t just do those things in business that you enjoy. Make fund raising a habit. Don’t only engage every 18 months.

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