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Interview with Michael Dubin, Dollar Shave Club

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles startup Dollar Shave Club (www.dollarshaveclub.com) made a huge splash with its launch of a subscription, monthly delivery service for razor blades. Dollar Shave Club came to me about two years ago, in December of 2010, when I met my co-founder, who was my friend's fiancĀ's father.

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Entrepreneur's Brilliant Companies List Pinpoint SoCal Startups

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At least six, Southern California companies -- Nimble , ParkMe , Quarterly , Beachmint , Chromatik , and Dollar Shave Club -- have been named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies list today, a healthy share of the publication's annual look at the best ideas, hottest industries, and innovators.

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Retention Science Snags $7M

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Angels Brian Lee (Honest Company, LegalZoom), Michael Dubin (Dollar Shave Club), Tamim Mourad (PriceGrabber.com) and Andy Dunn (Bonobos) also participated in the funding. Retention Science said it will accelerate hiring with the funding, and plans to double its employee base by the end of the year. READ MORE>>.

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Gumhouse, Linked with Science Inc., Raises $6M

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In the meantime, Gumhouse appears to be helping to promote the entire stable of Science INc. sites, by Tweeting deals to WittleBee, Uncovet, Dollar Shave Club, and a number of other Science Inc. Gumhouse lists its Brian Lee (ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom), Mike Jones (Science Inc.), Peter Pham (also of Science Inc.),

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Attract A MILLION New Customers Overnight with YouTube Marketing ā€“ Literally

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12,000 people signed up in the first 48 hours after the Dollar Shave Club video went live in 2012. Tips from Dollar Shave Club viral video creator Michael Dubin: 1- Have fun. There are lots of talented professionals that can help build a concept for success. 2 – Get right to the point.