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Why You Should Think Twice Before You Send That Intro Email

Both Sides of the Table

And in most cases I would heed Fred Wilson’s advice about the “double opt-in” email for intros – where you ask for permission before green-lighting an unsolicited introductions. At a minimum you’re obligating them to ignore the email and feel like an arse for not responding to your introduction.

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Naki Laundry Debuts In Santa Monica With Tech Friendly Laundry Service

socalTECH

In the latest services-meets-smartphone service to launch in the Los Angeles area, a new startup, Naki Laundry , said today that it has launched its service in Santa Monica, letting the tech set use their smartphone or the web to get their laundry cleaned. Naki''s name comes from the Hebrew for the word "clean". READ MORE>>.

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Mailing lists, email marketing, errors, oh my!

Berkonomics

Using old email lists for the first time is like eating really stale doughnuts. Email companies like Constant Contact, Mail Chimp and many others all have strict rules. Most services will automatically block you until you fill out a form and even speak to a representative. Strict rules about spam accounts. Opt-in process.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Will you tap into geolocation services provided by the browser or license a third-party lookup table? Often this ties to marketing support.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Will you tap into geolocation services provided by the browser or license a third-party lookup table? Often this ties to marketing support.

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Mobile messaging financial advisory service, Stackin, adds banking features and raises cash

TechCrunch LA

When Stackin initially pitched itself as part of Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a video platform for financial advice targeting a millennial audience too savvy for traditional advisory services.

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A security flaw in Grindr let anyone easily hijack user accounts

TechCrunch LA

Grindr, one of the world’s largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed anyone to hijack and take control of any user’s account using only their email address. Bouimadaghene found the vulnerability in how the app handles account password resets.

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