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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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Dollar Shave's TV Push Powered By Convertro

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Fans of Los Angeles subscription razor firm Dollar Shave Club might have noticed a lot of the firm recently on television. Media Design Group has been working with Dollar Shave Club to measure how well TV advertising is working for the company. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Sees Summertime Surge In Exits

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billion--include the recent sales of Vizio , Dollar Shave Club , Nervana Systems , TouchCommerce , and Orbitera , and Aurrion. Those exits--worth more than a collected $3.8

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Enjoius Gets $1.4M For Online Party Planning Site

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The funding came from angels, including Nancy Tellem (Executive Chairman, Eko Studios and former President of CBS Network Television Group), Daniel Murray (CFO Dollar Shave Club), Angela Mathes (Entrepreneur & former President, ABC Daytime TV) and Kent Wakeford (COO & Board Member KSV esports).

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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Quarterly Gets Funding From Science

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The two said they will also partner to leverage Science's growth engine and business strategy expertise, as well as tap into Science's network of influencers. Science has extensive experience in the subscription area, with other, subscription-based businesses like Dollar Shave Club, and influencer businesses like HelloSociety.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). Today, we have a contribution from Michael Jones , the CEO of Science Inc. www.science-inc.com). What was the big news for your company this year? in exits.