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Local Market Launch Scores $1.5M

socalTECH

in a Series A funding round. According to Local Markte Launch, it is developing a "local presence solution" which helps businesses get found easier by search engines, by optimizing business listings on the local level. in funding, including an earlier seed funding. The company said it has now raised $2.7M

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Stealth Mode Entrepreneurs Only Increase the Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

Most startups need funding before shipping, and investors expect to see your website to validate your business plan. In addition, a website needs several weeks of presence for indexing by search engines, search engine optimization, blog activity, and link building. Tune your website.

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7 Reasons For Your Startup to Skip Stealth Mode

Startup Professionals Musings

Most startups need funding before shipping, and investors expect to see your website to validate your business plan. In addition, a website needs several weeks of presence for indexing by search engines, search engine optimization, blog activity, and link building. Tune your website.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

socalTECH

The company is employing a network of documentary filmmakers and high quality, Hollywood production capability here in Los Angeles to produce small business videos in HD for the web and YouTube. We've also found that online video really helps with search engine optimization. How is the company funded?

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Why It’s Not Healthy To Be A Stealthy Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Most startups need funding before shipping, and investors expect to see your website to validate your business plan. In addition, a website needs several weeks of presence for indexing by search engines, search engine optimization, blog activity, and link building. Tune your website. Marty Zwilling.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Aggregage (www.aggregage.com) is looking to help aggregate the content across multiple blog publishing sites, and curate that information into specific, B2B niche vertical web sites. At that time, monetizing by advertising didn't exist, and web developers were having to hand roll those experiences.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. I'll be interested to see what it turns into.

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