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Crosscut Ventures Raising Second Fund

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Crosscut Ventures invests in digital media businesses, and has invested in such companies as GraphEffect, Postcard On The Run, ShoeDazzle, Zadspace, GumGum, DocStoc, CircleStreet, Verve Wireless, among other companies. READ MORE>>.

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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

Here's the rest. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

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Interview with Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures

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The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies. We're describing ourselves as a micro-cap venture fund, focused on digital media opportunities in the emerging ecosystem of Southern California. What do you mean by infrastructure?

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Interview with Steve Goldman, Ace Metrix

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Ace Metrix is venture backed by Hummer Winblad, and Palomar Ventures. Luckily enough, we were able to get the attention of Hummer Winblad, and specifically, Anne Winblad, as well as Jim Gauer at Palomar Ventures. On the fly, they can make changes to their media plans, and creative rotations, and optimize their buys.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

While we often lack the technology and product depth of our counterparts in the Bay, I would argue that entrepreneurs in LA would thrive if you dropped them into any industry. Plus there are amazing LA tech events put on by DealMaker Media , DigitalLA , Twiistup , and many more. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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