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Amp Launches Sustainability Guide Into Beta

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Santa Monica startup Amp , led by Sarah McKinney, has launched its service into beta, saying that it is looking to help students and professionals find information on sustainability resources. sustainability service guide directory green cleantech startup' The startup says it wants to create a "Yelp for sustainability." READ MORE>>.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

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The situation is pretty common it got us to riff a bit around how to get programmers to help him build out a proof-of-concept version for his startup. Ask for help. If you need more help on really getting inside the mind of programmers, two great resources are Dilbert and Foxtrot (the little kid is a budding rock star developer).

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Social proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decision&# and it can be both explicit and implicit. You should, too. (no,

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The Authoritative Guide to Prorata Rights

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So if there are platforms like AngelList that help scoop up the prorata rights of angels in deals like Uber, AirBNB, DropBox (or the future companies like these) then perhaps the prorata fight gets worse. A day after I published this Changing Structure of VC article I noticed at least one “Angel Prorata Fund” on AngelList.

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Citysearch Debuts Visual Guide Site, New iPhone App

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West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. Citysearch said its new Guides by Citysearch service is aimed at helping users easily find new places in major cities around the country, in a photo-centric way. READ MORE>>.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

The situation is pretty common it got us to riff a bit around how to get programmers to help him build out a proof-of-concept version for his startup. Ask for help. If you need more help on really getting inside the mind of programmers, two great resources are Dilbert and Foxtrot (the little kid is a budding rock star developer).

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The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part I

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In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out.