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Epoxy Tunes Into $2M to Enable YouTube, Video Publishing

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One of the hottest sectors in Southern California's high tech world in the last couple of years has been video--namely, Internet video and content creation. Other investors in the funding include Greycroft Partners , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Advancit Capital, Allen DeBevoise, Ynon Kreiz , among others.

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The Impact Matrix: Prioritize Your 2013 Initiatives Using This Startup Ninja Tool

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Resources Required – At high-tech startups, required resources include developers’ time and the opportunity cost associated with alternative uses of the developers’ 12-hour workdays. Additionally, many opportunities require financial investments, which must be considered in tandem with non-financial resource requirements.

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ICanBuy Gets Series A Funding

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Santa Ana-based ICanBuy , which develops online tools for helping consumers determine what they can afford on their mortgage, said this week that it has raised a Series A funding round. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. The firm said the funding came from high tech execs Vahid Manian and Massoud Dabir.

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LaughStub Takes On Comedy Ticket Sales, With Angel Backing

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LaughStub has inked deals with The Improv Comedy Club chain, The Second City Theaters nationwide, The Comedy Store and Gotham Comedy Club, among others, and provides those clubs with online ticketing, marketing tools, and more. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced.

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Eight Repeat Entrepreneurs To Watch In SoCal

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socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region. Elbaz sold Applied Semantics to Google in 2003, for pre-IPO stock, reaping first round investors more than a 100x return on their investment.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

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A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Stringent spending controls.

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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Experiment with social media tools. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. Maybe it’s time to sign up for a few free Webinars, or even invest in an expert consultant in this area. Find out what other people are doing, and what works for them.