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EduFire Heads North, Gains Funding

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eduFire , an startup which offers online video classes, apparently has relocated to Menlo Park from Santa Monica, after raising $1.3M The firm's CEO, Jon Bischke, did not respond to emails for comment. in a Series A funding.

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Demand Media Connects Users To Experts Via eHow Now

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has launched a brand new effort on eHow , which will connect users with experts in one-on-one, online consultations. According to Demand Media, the new service includes more than 30 categories, and will provide users with real-time access via online chat or email response.

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Reflections on 2017: Michael Terpin, Transform Group International

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I'm looking forward to opening up new markets, including the expansion of family offices and other traditional investors to the amazing asset class that cryptocurrency has become. And you can now buy them with WAX tokens, where I'm an advisor and they raised $80 million (also based in Santa Monica). Aside from $50,000 bitcoin?

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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Interview with Neal Pecchenino, Boxi: Turning Blank Trunks Into Moving Ads

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From those classes, I had always wanted to come and run an organization and a company, and wanted to found something, and do something really new and innovative, and create new value that just didn't exist. So, I went to two companies, which were wlaking distance from me in my one bedroom apartment in Santa Monica.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. So What is Different for Class Three? Office space will be free and is in Santa Monica, walking distance to the Third Street Promenade. Or if you need to reach us our email is launchpadla@gmail.com.

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Interview with Jon Ferrara, Nimble

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Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. He's again set his sights on contact management with a new company, based in Santa Monica, called Nimble (www.nimble.com).

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