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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

Both programmers, the two reconnected after doing stints as custom developers during and after college, and then when they were developing tools for their families’ businesses as residential contractors in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale.

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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

socalTECH

Why are these colleges using you, rather than investing in their own custom applications? The platform approach we took allows teams and companies and venues to access the best functionality, at a subcription price, rather than a custom development price. That provides much better reporting to sponsors.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

Timing your startup - Chris Dixon , November 7, 2010 I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would have passed (which of course would have been a huge mistake). It is also true that there are good deals and good entrepreneurs that can't find anyone to invest in them.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

One of the big questions, probably the biggest questions that I get from reporters, is 'what trends do you see? How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC - Feld Thoughts , August 2, 2010 Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing, including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors. Developer.

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Why The ‘Fail Fast’ Mantra Needs to Fail

Both Sides of the Table

And they’ve invested their time and trust in you. Failing fast is to disrespect the very customers who placed their trust in you. MAKE SURE that you pay all of their expense reports that are outstanding. They’re relying on us. People gave you money to use your service. This is wrong.

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