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LA's New Wave Of Companies From Serial Entrepreneurs

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LA's technology startup industry has saw a surge in new companies and efforts from its serial entrepreneurs in the last few months. Here's a quick look at just a few of the new companies who are led by serial entrepreneurs from the LA ecosystem. Entering Startup image courtesy Mike @ flickr. Funding status: Backing from CAA.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

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Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15 SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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FabFitFun surpasses $200 million in revenue as it hits million-subscriber milestone

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At least one million people will be receiving the next FabFitFun box as the Los Angeles company surpasses $200 million in revenue and continues its run as one of the startups to watch in the Los Angeles tech community. . ” With all of that, replenishment is not a focus for the company at the moment.

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REVIEW | Un-Realistic TV: “Start-ups: Silicon Valley”

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Kim a former dancer/gymnast names her company Shonova, after her favorite gymnastics move. Finally, there is the very serious always coding Dwight Crowe, who is a blackout drinker. The post REVIEW | Un-Realistic TV: “Start-ups: Silicon Valley” appeared first on TechZulu. So that happened, for like 8 episodes.

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Why recurring revenues increase your company’s value

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But most of us are willing to pay as these products, apps and services have become ingrained into our regular usage, entertainment and especially in the protection of our systems. As former buyers, our costs as users goes up, sometimes dramatically. Can you convert your model without losing your customer base? An investor’s early question.

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LG Thrill 4G Review | 3D And A Whole Lot More

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We answer these questions and really dive into the LG 4G Thrill in our review below. Some people are opposed to having companies overlay android rather then leaving it as a pure google experience but it honestly doesn’t bother me that much. Sporting a 4.3-inch Out of the Box the LG Thrill 4G runs Android 2.2 For the $99.99

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How Addroid Is Hoping To Solve The Ad Industry's Flash Problem, with Matt Cooper

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There's been a huge debate over the future of Adobe's Flash raging over the last month, as both Google and Mozilla disabled Flash due to security holes and other issues. One company which has been working on solving the Flash problem is Los Angeles-based Addroid (www.addroid.com). It worked so well, Hollywood abandoned the 40K format.

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