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Former VC Edmund Shea Jr. Dies

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Shea was a former venture capital investor and investment banker at Hambrecht & Quist in San Francisco in the 1960's. Tags: venture capital executive obit edmund shea homes. Shea, Jr. , Shea & Co. Shea served as a director at Hambrecht & Quist until 1998, when H&Q was acquired by Chase Bank. Shea & Co.,

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TrueCar Gets Investment from Guthy-Renker

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, has scored a new, equity investment and partnership with direct marketing firm Guthy-Renker , the firm announced today. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds.com Launches First Ever, National Television Ad Campaign

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Edmunds.com did not say how much it is investing in the television advertising campaign. edmunds national automobile information television branding marketing commercial' The company said the campaign--which launched on Christmas day--will be featured during NBA programming on ABC and ESPN. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds.com Launches First Television Ad Effort

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Edmunds, which provides online automobile information, said its new, 30-second spot was shot at its Santa Monica headquarters, and is its very first, television ad, ever. The ad features a slate of "Edmunds employees" portrayed with automobiles, instead of heads. The firm did not say how much it is investing in the effort.

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Razorgator Names Technology VP

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According to the firm, he was most recently at Edmunds, where he was Director of Front-End Engineering. Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Oak Investment Partners, and Steamboat Ventures. The firm said that Elshareef will provide oversight of the firm's technology group. Razorgator is backed by. READ MORE>>.

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Hack This: How Edmunds.com's Hackathons Are Inspiring Outside Innovation

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Are developers willing to invest their time and energy in building solutions around your products, company, or organization? steinlauf edmunds hackathon hack software developer contest competition automotive auto' We''ve tapped into that, and it continues to be successful for us in an authentic sort of way. READ MORE>>.

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