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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

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If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. In Venice, California they opened a “Parachute Hotel” that let consumers experience the product for a night in a world-class location.

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Agent Ace: Using Algorithms To Help You Find A Real Estate Agent

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We look at things like price range and geography, and type of house, and look at all agents who have done similar transactions and determine who has the highest probability of success. If you want to buy a house at between $800,00 and $1 million in Venice, there is a guy who has represented more buyers and has more success than anybody else.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. The narrow, 3-mile strip of land that runs from Santa Monica through Venice, and is now stretching down to Playa Vista, has been dubbed "Silicon Beach" due to the heavy concentration of Internet companies and executives there. VENICE RISING.

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

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He built & IPOd Demand Media. I’m sensing that trend reversing as companies like SnapChat have been able to import large volumes of Stanford grads lured to creating a next gen Internet powerhouse in Venice, California (which by the way, doesn’t suck GQ magazine just dubbed it “the coolest block in America.”).