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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

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From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. But for now, it remains unclear whether that will come to fruition.

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DogVacay.com Launches Marketplace For Dog Boarding

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the digital business studio and incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. The husband and wife team of Karine Nissim Hirschhorn and Aaron Hirschhorn said DogVacay will qualify hosts with social media endorsement and user reviews, background checks, professional certifications, and more, and also provide insurance and medical care.

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EverySignal Officially Launches To Filter Out Important Moments

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EverySignal , the latest startup out of startup incubator/studio Science, Inc. EverySignal--which has been in soft launch since September--delivers email notifications to let users know about the important events in their social circle, rather than having to filter through a deluge of social networking updates and data.

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Nimble Selected For Microsoft Accelerator

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Nimble develops customer relationship management software which allows users to track their interaction with business partners, sales prospects, and more, including emails, social media, and more. READ MORE>>.

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

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Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Want to Work in VC? Here’s How

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Well, aside from it showing discipline and intelligence – we always get flooded with emails when we recruit and when you have to manage volume you need to go for obvious filters. The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup.

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8 Tips for Making Real VC Connections

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Maybe it could work for someone, but I don’t personally know of any examples in which a young company was able to whip up investor interest through a cold email. Pore through your social media contacts. Consider Incubators. But for new entrepreneurs, a good incubator program can be a great option. Avoid cold contacts.