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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

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Of course branding is many things and this post doesn’t attempt a master class. We seed funded a company a few years ago called Parachute Home that has grown 180% CAGR (compounded annually) and is now doing tens of millions of revenue with very little capital raised. Here are some ideas of what I believe matters.

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Disney Accelerator Shows Off First Class Of Startups

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Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. in its seed funding round. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' READ MORE>>.

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Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Names New Startup Class

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The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Powered by Techstars has announced the next class of startups to join the healthcare accelerator, saying this morning that it has added eight startups to what will be the second class for the program. READ MORE>>.

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Knowable Launches Audio Classes, Backed By $3.75M

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Los Angeles-based Knowable , which offers up paid, audio classes on a wide range of topics, said it launched on Tuesday morning, charging students $100 per student for access to a wide range of audio course on topics ranging from launching a startup to sleeping better at night.

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Accelerator Demo Day Season Kicks Off Tomorrow

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The first Demo Day of 2013 in Los Angeles is tomorrow, as MuckerLab launches its latest class of startups; fellow Los Angeles accelerator StartEngine has its first 2013 demo day scheduled for January 30th. However, not all of the area's accelerators are running class-based Demo Day presentations. Photo courtesy Ori @ Flickr.

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The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part I

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We've defined an accelerator program as a class-based, limited-time program which ties mentors, educational events, and often, seed funding, to help ideas become startups, and to help get startups to the point where they are fund-able. We've split this into three lists, depending on how the programs are structured.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. This means that some funds will disappea r – Returns are not even. The VC industry has performed terribly over the past 10 years. VC will shrink.