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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. While the Series E capital is primarily funding the acquisition, SpotOn continues to double down on its product and technology.

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Taylor Freeman of UploadVR on Building a Passionate Culture for Good

Tech.Co

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. The company caught the attention of investor from China and secured a seed-funding round around $1.5

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Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – Steve Gilison

SoCal CTO

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. How do I find entrepreneurs who have a great idea that can get or has got funding who need a CTO and/or development team? Remind me about your background Steve? Or maybe not.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

socalTECH

Back in the early days of LA venture capital, I was first an associate of a fund, and then partner of a fund, Entertainment Media Venture Partners. Entertainment is confusing--we didn't make investments in pure content plays. So, funding will enable us to hire people, to go launch a number of sites that we really want to.

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CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

Tech Zulu Event

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. Any funding yet?

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TZ Startup Hot Seat | Vincent Borel Co-Founder of Webdoc

Tech Zulu Event

Users range from consumers who are bloggers and/or active on Facebook and Twitter to entertainers who want to share content and better engage with fans, small business owners who want to more effectively share promotions, discounts, contests and products, and big brands who want to generate more awareness and drive traffic. Are you Funded?

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Bootstrapping boostrapping, Funding, lean startup. . Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Funding, psychology , vc. . Funding / VC. Both cover techni.

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