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Zag Adds Another AAA Group

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Santa Monica-based Zag, which is developing software for auto buying programs, has signed on another AAA group as a customer. According to Zag, AAA Mid-Atlantic has just unveiled a auto buying program which is powered by the firm's software. million members.

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Zag: 50,000 Cars Sold

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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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TrueCar Links With HomeNet

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the spinout of Zag Automotive which provides data on new car pricing, said today that it has partnered with automotive online marketing firm HomeNet Automotive. TrueCar said the deal will help HomeNet's customers to price their new car inventory based on real market conditions. READ MORE>>.

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10 Sage Quotes From $100M Entrepreneur Winners

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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). I always discount compliments I get from customers because I think a lot of times they’re just being nice. You learn more from bad times than from good. Ship early and iterate.

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Ten Golden Insights From Successful Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

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). I always discount compliments I get from customers because I think a lot of times they’re just being nice. You learn more from bad times than from good. Ship early and iterate.

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Getting Started with a Two-Sided Market Business

SoCal CTO

Coming back with no matches is not a very satisfying result and you generally will lose customers that you may have even paid to acquire. In fact, if you do both, it’s called a Zig-Zag strategy. The problem for an early stage startup is that without critical mass, the system doesn’t provide much value. Do you need real-time response?

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Getting Started with a Two-Sided Market Business

SoCal CTO

Coming back with no matches is not a very satisfying result and you generally will lose customers that you may have even paid to acquire. In fact, if you do both, it’s called a Zig-Zag strategy. The problem for an early stage startup is that without critical mass, the system doesn’t provide much value. Do you need real-time response?

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