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LA-based Boulevard raises $27 million for its spa management software

TechCrunch LA

They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short. Through those months of interviews the two developed the booking management and payment platform that would become Boulevard. million in funding.

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LA-based A-Frame, a developer of celebrity-led personal care brands, raises cash for its brand incubator

TechCrunch LA

Joining Initialized in the round is the serial entrepreneur Moise Emquies, whose previous clothing lines, Ella Moss and Splendid, were acquired by the fashion holding company VFC in 2017. “We start interviewing different talent, speaking with their agents and their managers. We create an entity that we spin out.

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When Hiring Entrepreneurs, Ignore Their Resumes

InfoChachkie

When you are interviewing candidates during the early stages of your startup, who is far more important than what, because the tasks the candidate previously performed may only be partially applicable to the role they will play at your adVenture. As made clear in Optimistically Pessimistic , most entrepreneurs’ experiences are not linear.

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Interview with Zeb Evans, ClickUp

socalTECH

For today's interview, we sat down and chatted with >Zeb Evans, the founder and CEO of San Diego-based ClickUp (www.clickup.com), the developer of a workplace productivity software platform which is based by such companies as Google, Airbnb, and Nike. We compete in several different categories within the market. What is ClickUp?

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Entrepreneurs Should Create A Degree – Not Buy One Off The Rack

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs create their own jobs, why shouldn’t they also create their own degrees? As described in Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College? most young entrepreneurs benefit greatly from the college experience. When trying to cobble together a startup degree, consider the following categories of classes.

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The Win-Win Of Healthy Snacks and Brand Discovery: Sean Kelly of SnackNation

socalTECH

How to you take the recurring revenue model--which has been popular with software and other online services--an apply that to physical products and services? We are also launching beverages and coffee, two new categories, next month. What advice would you give to new entrepreneurs, looking to start their own business?

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Richard Wolpert Talks About The Soul Of A Deal, And How To Get That Deal Done

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Richard recently published a new book, The Soul Of A Deal , talking about his experience with deal making and interviewing such others as J.J.Abrams, Deepak Chopra, Peter Guber, Reid Hoffman, Penn Jillette and many others on their own experiences. So, what I did is I sat down and interviewed people like J.J. What are your issues?

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