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Consumers Protest LA's Attempt To Shutdown Uber, Lyft, Sidecar

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Consumers on the site have complained that Los Angeles should "stop obstructing positive progress", that just because a business model is changing "it doesn''t make it OK to use the legal system to shut them down" and that cab drivers in LA "are rude and almost always reluctant to accept credit cards".

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Internet Brands Brisco: Deal Will Allow More Focus On Long Term Growth

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The firm was originally known as CarsDirect, the automotive buying site of Idealab, and was headed by Scott Painter--who is now head of both Zag Automotive and TrueCar. The firm changed its name to Internet Brands in June of 2005, and hit the markets with its IPO in November of 2007.

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

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I am taking the lead from GRP and we also invested alongside a number of friends including Dave McClure, Dave Tisch, Ben Smith (Merchant Circle), Brian Lee (ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom), Jason Calacanis, Evan Rifkin, Jennifer Lum, Jay Weintraub and a whole host of other angels. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition.

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LawKick: A Modern Way To Find Legal Help

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Plus, younger attorneys understand technology, and are used to sites like eBay, Etsy, and others like that. We''re talking about an industry which is very competitive, first, and two, one that people overwhelmingly try to avoid. If you think about finding legal help, it''s not like you''re buying a t-shirt. Thanks, and good luck!

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