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Demand Media Buys Saatchi Art, Appoints Sean Moriarty As CEO

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Santa MOnica-based Demand Media made a surprise move this morning, saying it has appointed former Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty as its new CEO--and also acquiring Moriarty''s startup, Saatchi Art. According to Demand Media, it paid $17M for Saatchi Art, in a mix of cash and stock, in a deal which will add revenues of $0.5M

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Los Angeles, San Diego Among Top 10 Cities For Startups

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A list of the top ten cities for startups was released by USA Today and the National Venture Capital Association today, naming both Los Angeles and San Diego among the best cities for startup companies. READ MORE>>.

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Amazon Takes On Local Service Referrals In LA

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Amazon.com is in a bid to take a share of the Los Angeles market for local referrals for handymen and service providers, as Los Angeles continues to be a major launch market for on-demand, services marketplaces. READ MORE>>. amazon local service referral citygrid serviz handybook pathjoy'

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Goldstar Adds Coffin, Moriarty, Harris As Advisors

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Coffin is the former founder of LowerMyBills.com, and is now an investor in such firms as Demand Media, Houtelook, Ad.ly, ShoeDazzle, and other startups. The company offers up half-price tickets and other promotions on events, helping venues to fill up seats and get the word out about upcoming events. READ MORE>>.

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

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He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. Nice sweep!

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Valerie Brennan of Three Day Rule

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And luckily I was able to catch up with Valerie Brennan the CEO and Co-Founder of Three Day Rule for some Q & A. Back in college, I started throwing large events for charities and such. While being a lawyer during the day, by night I was starting and working on the Three Day Rule. Val, tell me a little about yourself.

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