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D&B Credibility Builds Executive Powerhouse in Malibu

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On a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, Internet veteran Jeff Stibel has quietly been assembling a powerhouse team of executives, gathered from his experience building companies like Web.com and United Online. The company has since doubled its worldwide staff to more than 500, and grown its Malibu headquarters by five times.

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Crypto lending protocol Celsius isn’t fire burning, but it did freeze all customer withdrawals this past weekend , citing concerns about its own liquidity amid “extreme market conditions.” Molecule , a platform where DAOs can back medical research projects, secured $13 million in seed funding led by Northpond Ventures. the latest pod.

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Interview with Jonathan Kohn, Fitspot

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Jonathan Kohn: We've been out now in the LA market for four and a half months, we've done close to 1500 sessions in that time, very strong retention, and our average customer works out six times a month. Ninety percent of our customers are on packages. How are you backed and funded?

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Interview with Jeffrey Stibel, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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a new firm built on assets spun out of Dun & Bradstreet , announced that it had raised $100M in funding from Great Hill Capital. s headquarters to Malibu. We've moved the corporate headquarters back to my hometown in Malibu, and we've purchase one of the largest, if not the largest, office in Malibu, at 20,000 square feet.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

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When you’re on Fund I or Fund II it is often a founding team that all started together, knew each other before and went through the trenches together to get a fund raised. And we had to shift to be with our customers and prospects. It was more hedge fund than venture capital. Waltham shifted to Cambridge.

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Interview with Aaron Hirschorn, DogVacay.com

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If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00. It's really about providing a customized approach, and the best experience for both the dog and dog owners. We'll also be announcing some additional funding in March. How did the company come about?

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Interview with Aaron Hirschhorn, DogVacay.com

socalTECH

If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00. It's really about providing a customized approach, and the best experience for both the dog and dog owners. We'll also be announcing some additional funding in March. How did the company come about?