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JULY 18, 2012

Retention Science is using big data techniques to help model online visitors, and figure out how to convert them into cusotmers.

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JANUARY 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based BetterWorks , the employee perks and benefits firm headed by Craig Paige, has expanded its platform again today, saying that it is now handling in-office catering through its system.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management. What is Laughstub? Scot Richardson: In a nutshell, we're a WordPress for venues.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

HONK is backed by high visibility angels Paige Craig, Aaron Batalion (LivingSocial), Ben Huh (The Cheezburger Network), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Jillian Manus, Mike Walsh, and Structure Capital, along with Double M Capital, Venture51, Expansion, and Karlin Ventures. They don''t know where Bob''s trucks are.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2012

How to you better convert web visitors into customers? Jerry Jao, the CEO of Retention Science, tells us how the firm is using big data to help e-commerce firms convert more customers. Jerry Jao: Retention Science is a Big Data and e-commerce platform, where we help engage customers. What is Retention Science? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2012

Garrett was most recently a venture capitalist at Crosscut Ventures, who helped identify and fund ShoeDazzle--co-founded the company with Beal, a fashion industry insider who was introduced to Garrett by prolific Los Angeles angel investor Paige Craig. Brian Garrett: We were introduced through Paige Craig.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. generation of startups. SpaceX Plans Launch Site In Texas - In April, SpaceX announced plans to set up a launch.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2011

As the night wrapped up, I was able to catch up with two of Betterworks finest, Sizhao Yang and Paige Craig on their thoughts of the event’s outcome. Paige Craig, CEO of BetterWorks – “The event turned out great. Other teams offer the audience very similar visuals.

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JUNE 28, 2018

And with such a strong and experienced founder in Travis and great local executives like Paige Craig whom we’ve all known and worked with for the past 10 years, we are confident that this team can out execute. This is why so many great LA funds like Upfront, Greycroft and B Capital Global have all backed Bird. Why scooters?

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Davis detailed advantages and challenges along the way, from building community on social channels, empowering customers as brand ambassadors by delivering great experiences, to dealing with port strikes and maintaining a strong company culture as they have scaled to nearly 300 full-time employees.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Our judges for this Startup Weekend LA included: Howard Marks (Start Engine), Paige Craig (BetterWorks), David Waxman (PeoplePC, Firefly Networks, SpotRunner) and Tyler Crowley (Sqweal, OAF, Launch, TWiST, Mahalo). We here honored to have an awesome group of judges put forth some great questions to our presenters. What a SWLA.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

BetterWorks is actually down the street, and we love what Paige Craig, Zao Yang, and George Ishii, were doing with the company. When they first started the business, we actually signed up as a customer of theirs to offer perks to our employees. They are really leaders here in Silicon Beach.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paige Craig , currently the most prolific, under-dressed, and most eligible angel in Los Angeles, sourced a hot, young startup called Gendai Games (makers of GameSalad - a platform for rapid development of mobile games). if you need advice on how to find / work with startup lawyers cheaply click that link).

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

Business Development (BD) worked on a business plan, market research and customer validation. Yesterday, we were advised by Paige Craig of BetterWorks on what to do moving forward. The next day, the technical team started coding away, building a cool game for developers to battle skills on.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Exceptions exist, such as the highly self-aware Paige Craig, who recently described how he missed out becoming Airbnb's first investor. Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. VC's love to talk about their successes.

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MAY 4, 2010

Investors: Allen Morgan of Mayfield Fund, ff Asset Management, Bobby Yazdani, Nova Spivack of Lucid Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Michael Yavonditte of Quigo Technologies, Ofer Ronan. 11mm in Series B (oversubscribed); raised $16.5mm total. Read more: peHUB. 1.5mm in Series A. Read more: TechCrunch.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010. Paige Craig also. Paige built Lincoln Group: [link]. I worthy cause, with a tough customer, the DOD.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. An advanced online application platform to promote your reels, customize presentations and accelerate your project collaboration. VC/Angel Panel.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. An advanced online application platform to promote your reels, customize presentations and accelerate your project collaboration. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 11, 2011

Using open source projects, the idea is to create a technical masterpieces that will make the workplace better whether it’s project management, a customer relations management system, a point of sale system, expense reports, bug creation tools, developer tools, and/or a diferent system that no one’s ever heard of.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

With access to billions of mobile impressions and cutting-edge location technology we make sure that your message reaches customers ready to buy what you sell. Paige Craig – CEO and Co-Founder of BetterWorks. ThinkNear helps you target mobile ads to consumers at precise locations. Tyler Bleszinski – Founder of SB Nation.

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MARCH 6, 2011

That, plus I love the space of high-customer-service, focused eCommerce for moms worried about what their kids eat & wear.&#. Starting with exclusive rights to sell celebrity chef, Tyler Florence’s, line of baby food online, SproutBaby began seeing initial traction from customer interest as physical distribution spread.

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MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. A key deal not only helps you raise venture capital but it can help attract employees, garner press attention, help with product focus & importantly drive customer adoption and/or revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

What results must you have in order to raise venture capital or garner good press coverage that helps drive customer acquisition (and also more funding!)? They fund people with no customers. We need to sign up a few more customers and prove we can make money.&#. It is the very fabric of what I believe forms the entrepreneur DNA.

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