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Mingly Launches Mingly Web and MyPeople | Manage Your TwitFaceMailBookLink

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Last fall, Mingly released their first product last fall to help users manage their endless webs of connections. After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base. Finally, some solid relief.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle. ” And of course it’s not a true assessment. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. Of course if you’re already known you could put your name or location on your fund name.

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Interview with Adam Lieber, Webtide

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We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. Adam Lieber: We make a web server called Jetty, which is our centerpiece, and after twelve or thirteen years of hard work is an overnight success. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

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Docstoc's Jason Nazar Talks About DocStore

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That works like Docstoc, which is now probably the fastest growing web site for small businesses. First, we're geographically spread out, with silos far away--in Pasadena, the Valley, Hollywood, etc. Obviously eBay is really successful because you have the largest inventory of product online. A year ago, we were around 3.5

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Angel Funding Advice

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I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. You need to make it an effort by researching on the web and going and doing 50 coffee meetings with people.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. And now, of course, UberSocial, Bill’s latest project. Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations.