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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

InfoChachkie

The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company. Their SaaS product saves web developers and designers time, while allowing them to create cutting-edge websites. Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

SoCal Delicious

I love to rib the Winklevoss twins as much as anyone , but focusing more on California does seem like a smart move to show that they are serious about tech investing. Balderdash Developers Log(n) Consultants RelayStrategy Developers Smartsourcing Global Services Epsilon Concepts - LA Web Design Company Developers. About & Staff.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. We are also seeing the growth of social networks around topics of interest like StockTwits for people interested in investing in the stock market. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. We will seeing the growth of social networks around topics of interest like StockTwits for people interested in investing in the stock market. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

socalTECH

I started designing web sites, at a rudimentary level, right out of college, in 1997. We had a list of people who we thought not only had money to invest, but who could give us the smartest money and advice. We want to make it so you can subscribe to that via RSS, or an email digest, or see when a vote comes up.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

Both Sides of the Table

I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. They became both a thought leader in the space as well as a beautifully designed product. I chose it because I thought it would represent who I am – mostly an entrepreneur but somebody with investment chops. accessibility.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. Web Design Software. Star Trek Contest. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters. 11 hrs ago.