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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Read more: VentureWire (requires login) , Mahalo Profile Page. Time will tell.

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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

Tech Zulu Event

Following a quick ice-breaker game of “Half-baked” where anyone in the room throws out a word to then generate an entertaining pitch, the real pitches began. Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep. Coffee is for closers!”

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry. Whereas in Silicon Valley, you can have a V.1 That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles. Challenge #2 – There is Not Enough Great Tech, Product and UI/UX Design Talent in LA.

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How to Save MySpace

Jason Nazar

It should be the next generation content/ entertainment portal that leverages millions of user profiles to more accurately provide data to advertisers on what is appealing to specific demographics. Work with the studios to have premium Hulu-ish content prominently branded and for sale. MySpace = Yahoo2.0: