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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet.

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Interview with Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures

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Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. Let's start with an overview of the fund. We closed our fund in August of 2008. Let's talk a bit about your background.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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Not just because meeting Clayton was influential in shaping my thinking about markets but also because Derek Andersen (who founded Startup Grind) is such an awesome host and runs a very informative events. I know my title is a bit goofy since it talks in third person but I figured if any of you hit the Tweet button (feel free to!)

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others. He runs the Southern California Venture Capital Alliance (VCA) and is on the board of advisors for the venture capital fund of the UCSD Rady School of Business. Want to sponsor?

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Check out Lori’s talk at IdeaMensch LA. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009. Check out Dan Gould’s talk at IdeaMensch Los Angeles. He is currently CEO of ThisWeekIn.com , a web television network he co-founded with Jason Calacanis and comedian/actor Kevin Pollak.