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EduFire Heads North, Gains Funding

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eduFire , an startup which offers online video classes, apparently has relocated to Menlo Park from Santa Monica, after raising $1.3M The firm's CEO, Jon Bischke, did not respond to emails for comment. Tags: edufire education video venture capital. in a Series A funding.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

TechCrunch LA

One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings. Santa Monica, a coastal city in LA county, already seems to be on board with this approach. Lime estimated that could have replaced 1.6 million car trips.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Both Sides of the Table

The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. Office space will be free and is in Santa Monica, walking distance to the Third Street Promenade. We sort of think of ourselves as an “accelerator” who provides strong education & mentorship.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

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Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. We''d gone to high school together in Santa Monica, and we were both very entrepreneurial in high school. It''s a highly educated, English speaking workforce, and they love working for American companies.

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Fan Appz Launches Personal Marketing Platform To Help Brands Convert Fans Into Loyal Customers

Tech Zulu Event

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

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Intro to the LA Startup Scene

Tech Zulu Event

The presentation is meant to give an unbiased overview of how to get involved in the tech community; what blogs to read, who to follow on Twitter, who the angel investors are, what areas in LA are home to the most startups and what resources there are to further educate yourself.