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Indianapolis is the “It Place” to Start a Startup?

Tech Zulu Event

CircleUp is an online social marketplace that supports direct equity investments from individual investors to small private consumer and retail companies. Despite every challenge he had to face he was determined to see his stunt through the end and not give up. image EPA/Andrew Gombert. vc , Liam Martin with Staff.

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Why You Should Give Before You Get

Both Sides of the Table

Later on he would offer to share his advice on SEO with other portfolio companies. Todd Gitlin is one of the best executive recruiters the technology & startup market in Los Angeles. Who cares what my equity is. Startup Advice' He would offer his time to Launchpad LA companies. My philosophy was simple.

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Interview with Dan Yomtobian, Scour

socalTECH

We talked with Dan to learn more about Scour, how it started, what he's hoping to do with it, plus learn more about the firm's hiring plans. Users can vote for relevancy of results, and over time, the non-relevant information or SEO moves down below the line. Those points add up to a Visa gift card. What is Scour?

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The eCommerce Game Goes to Austin

Tech Zulu Event

. * WordPress, by way of $15M via North Bridge Growth Equity in WPEngine. eCommerce, as Volusion wraps up $35M with Silicon Valley Bank. I talk a lot about the role of industry ; the culture of an ecosystem is as great a determiner of your success as an entrepreneur (or investor), as is the culture of your startup.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

socalTECH

We caught up with Sam Rogoway , the firm's CEO--and the former founder of TripUp, which is now part of Kayak--to hear about how the firm is hoping to revolutionize the local business video market with its services, which just launched last month. We've also found that online video really helps with search engine optimization.

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The Master Checklist of EVERYTHING You Need to Start a Business

Jason Nazar

I’ve spent almost 20 years starting businesses and helping hundreds of clients, colleges & friends start theirs. I created this resource to have the single most comprehensive guide anywhere on all the different items involved in starting a business. Set up your computer and network. Recommended. Recommended.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Earlier this year I founded a new startup called KlickFu. What’s keeping you up at night? What are you working on now?

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