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Mayfield Eyes Los Angeles Startups, Taps Ticketmaster's Moriarty

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Bay area venture capital firm Mayfield Fund appears to be eyeing more investments in the Los Angeles area, with the addition of Sean Moriarty , the former CEO of Ticketmaster, as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the firm.

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Impact Radius Gets $30M For Affiliate Marketing Software

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Impact Radius--let by startup veteran Per Pettersen--said the new funding will go towards its platform, fund developmentof new products and services, and also to global expansion. Petterson is a serial entrepreneur, having previously also co-founded Leadpoint, founded Savings.com, and served at ValueClick, and co-founding Commission Junction.

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LA Group Launches Effort To Promote Technology Corridor In Los Angeles

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The idea, according to the LACMII, is to use city-owned parcels to create community spaces and working environments to enable startups and businesses in those areas, using "tech-friendly amenties" to attract starutps to those locations. What's the best way to encourage development of the technology industry in Los Angeles?

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

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We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. He teamed up with Jordanna Joaquina, a genetic counselor, to create an online version of what she was already doing in the physical world.

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Goldstar Adds Coffin, Moriarty, Harris As Advisors

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Coffin is the former founder of LowerMyBills.com, and is now an investor in such firms as Demand Media, Houtelook, Ad.ly, ShoeDazzle, and other startups. The company offers up half-price tickets and other promotions on events, helping venues to fill up seats and get the word out about upcoming events. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Michael Barton, Startup Exchange

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One of the continuing problems in the startup and venture market today is the issue of exit opportunities for companies, and in particular the problem of liquidity for founders. What is Startup Exchange? Michael Barton: Startup Exchange is an exchange fund, where founders, executives, anyone who owns shares outright in a company.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. the "startup culture" at the company as among reasons to work for the company.