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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. Ethan had pointed out to me that merchants were being barraged by “deal site” wanting to drive customers in the door but they didn’t have great tools to manage their customers. I think it’s a beautifully designed site and product.

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Interview with Jonathan Lehmann and James Chung, KarmaGoat

socalTECH

Our marketplace is organized like a used item marketplace, like Amazon or eBay, or Craiglist, in that a seller lists an item, picks a cause, and sets a price. Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class.

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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie

socalTECH

This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. People can come to the site, pay you directly, and we provide them with access to your genie, and away they go. Can you talk about the pricing and how the business model works?

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sales vs marketing

AeA Los Angeles Council

But there's a high price to pay when you consider that it affects the well-being of your company culture. He has been a CEO Coach, general manager, VP of Sales and sales trainer and is known for driving growth in difficult situations where tact and change are needed. A culture is the values and practices shared by your team.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

It designs its own glasses, and sells directly to customers, cutting out the middleman and keeping prices low. Chevron shows it cares about employees by providing health and fitness centers on site or through health-club memberships. Warby Parker has been making and selling prescription glasses online since 2010.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

It designs its own glasses, and sells directly to customers, cutting out the middleman and keeping prices low. Chevron shows it cares about employees by providing health and fitness centers on site or through health-club memberships. Warby Parker has been making and selling prescription glasses online since 2010.

Examples 100