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Zag: 50,000 Cars Sold

socalTECH

Zag's technology provides a level of customization and detail on "fleet" style, pre-negotiated sales of autos, down to the accessory level; the firm has deals with USAA, Capital One, Overstock.com, AAA groups, and others to provide its service. over MSRP on their autos. Painter is the former CEO of CarsDirect.com.

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10 Sage Quotes From $100M Entrepreneur Winners

Startup Professionals Musings

I tell everyone that the only constant around here is change” (David Becker, Virtual Financial Services). What I mean by execution is the ability to do what you’re setting out to do and then being able to zig when the market zags” (Dick Costolo, FeedBurner). You can be a leader without being the best at everything. You can play a role.

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Ten Golden Insights From Successful Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

I tell everyone that the only constant around here is change” (David Becker, Virtual Financial Services). What I mean by execution is the ability to do what you’re setting out to do and then being able to zig when the market zags” (Dick Costolo, FeedBurner). You can be a leader without being the best at everything. You can play a role.

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Getting Started with a Two-Sided Market Business

SoCal CTO

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. In fact, if you do both, it’s called a Zig-Zag strategy. Do you need real-time response?

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Getting Started with a Two-Sided Market Business

SoCal CTO

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. In fact, if you do both, it’s called a Zig-Zag strategy. Do you need real-time response?

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