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The brains behind one of marketing’s biggest hits are out to reshape the industry again… with direct mail

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Founded by some of the men responsible for the biggest hits in online marketing (like the Dollar Shave Club commercial that launched what became a billion dollar acquisition ) think that its time to take technology where it’s never gone before — into targeted, direct mail campaigns using the best ad-targeting that money can buy.

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Science Inc. Backs Plowz & Mowz With $1.5M

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has backed a startup, Plows & Mowz offering up an on-demand marketplace for snow plowing and lawn care. portfolio company Dollar Shave Club, and appears to be the first publicly announced investment by Science Inc. Los Angeles-based startup studio Science Inc. According to Plowz & Mowz, it has raised $1.5M

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Michael Dubin , Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, consumer subscription). Internap , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Demand Media , Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , Oracle , Cresa Partners , UK Trade & Investment , PIXT , and many others. Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace).

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MakerSquare Wants to Teach You to Become a Developer in Weeks

Tech Zulu Event

Currently, Southern California still lacks in number of advanced coding schools to sustain the workforce demand of the region. There are also burgeoning startups there, such as Nasty Gal, Hulu, Dollar Shave Club, Tinder and Snapchat.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Opening Party hosted by Demand Media with KCRW at the Viceroy.

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5 Tips For Attracting Female Customers

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Natalie Kaminski, CEO and cofounder of goBaby.co , an on-demand rental marketplace for baby gear that helps reduce stress of traveling with little kids, is hyper-focused on gaining the trust of mothers. If they know a product is good enough for their family and children, they will share that information with friends. Tasteful Humor.

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