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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 31: Facebook Tried to Buy Snow, Another Snapchat Copy

L.A. Business Journal

Facebook tried to buy Snapchat-copy Snow, Demand Media to change its name to Leaf Group, and Fisker Inc. unveils new car design.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

TechCrunch LA

Genies is partnering with a handpicked group of creators to design the first set of collections available on the platform, Nigam said. Because each item is an NFT, the original creator gets a cut of the revenue each time that item is resold and owns the intellectual property behind the design , he added. Image Credits: Genies.

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Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit

Both Sides of the Table

Digital advertising spend is projected to grow 25% this year to $191 billion, and Google (69%), Facebook (59%), Snapchat (116%) and Twitter (87%) all just reported rapid growth in their year over year advertising revenues. eCommerce for example grew 39% just last year - so there’s simply more demand. no surprise?—?that’s

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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

Design a product or service that you can sell. When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. But some of you will surely say “What about Facebook and Snapchat, who focused on growth first and are clearly successful?” The number of current potential customers is large and growing.

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How to Create And Use Snapchat’s New Custom Geofilters

Tech Zulu Event

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Industry news was excited, but for how amazing of a product they are, custom Snapchat geofilters have remained stunningly under the radar. Well, Snapchat has made it so that anyone can create and upload a custom filter to any area they want.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. He built & IPOd Demand Media. In the last month alone (ie not captures in the $1.5 What Has Given Birth to This New Movement in LA? .

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How To Set A Balance Of User Growth Vs Profitability

Startup Professionals Musings

Design a product or service that you can sell. When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. But some of you will surely say “What about Facebook and Snapchat, who focused on growth first and are clearly successful?” Even Snapchat is now trying hard to generate revenue.