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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

Both Sides of the Table

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. The first step we took was to choose a brand name that we felt represented our shared values and that we felt helped force us to live our values. And helping be our cultural ambassador. Transparent.

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Catching Up With Jeffrey Stibel of D&B Credibility

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Jeffrey Stibel has been quietly building a technology powerhouse in Malibu, leveraging the D&B brand at D&B Credibility Corp. We now have six offices, and over a hundred employees in Malibu alone. We're calling it the Access To Capital Conference, to help connect businesses to banks and other lending sources.

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Interview with Aaron Hirschorn, DogVacay.com

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To address that worry, Los Angeles-based DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com) lauched last week -- just in time for SXSW -- to help connect dog owners with individual dog lovers to help watch their dogs at their homes. If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00.

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Interview with Aaron Hirschhorn, DogVacay.com

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To address that worry, Los Angeles-based DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com) lauched last week -- just in time for SXSW -- to help connect dog owners with individual dog lovers to help watch their dogs at their homes. If you need a 12 acre ranch in Malibu for your Great Dane, with an animal trainer on staff, that's $75.00.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 CEO Terry Semels compound in Malibu for $37 million—Mr.