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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

Both Sides of the Table

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. It’s part of what makes him so likable.

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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. At Archer we are focused on working with southern California's best entrepreneurs at the earliest stages to build disruptive new businesses.

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Interview with Alex Nocifera, Field Day

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Alex Nocifera: We help the enterprise, large brands, working with brands like US Cellular, Panera Bread, Square, Uber, and help them generate demand for their products and services in a local, acute manner. So, the old school approach, zig to the zag, is a well timed strategy for marketers. What is Field Day? Thanks, and good luck!

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Super Successful People Do These Uncommon Things

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Sometimes you have to know when to zig where others zag. Tech entrepreneur Jason Calacanis is a master of this. Get C’s instead of A’s – if you excel in non-traditional environments (like entrepreneurs) & can justify the opportunity cost of your time. Underestimate Demand – for your products and services.

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