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The Perfect Pithy And Productive Investor Pitch

InfoChachkie

Ebay+Soundcloud = us" and "FLIMBY=Yammer+Delicious+Gotomeeting.". Yammer for Education) & explanatory (e.g., All of these 10 companies allow previously disconnected user groups to connect and transact, in what is termed ecosystem business models or multi-sided platforms.". Math Doesn''t Lie. Explanatory. "A Share and Enjoy.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive.

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8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Lead With New Work Models

Startup Professionals Musings

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. For highlighting what is uniquely LA, for adhering to a strict quality standard for speakers and for building this great platform for the future Francisco Dao (aka “ The Man ”) should feel proud of what he has accomplished.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. So I asked Ethan to build his product first and then we would fund.

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Entrepreneurs And Startups Drive Future Work Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

Reward shorter hours of high productivity. Peer pressure keeps productivity standards high. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Encourage people to work where and when they are most productive. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Bring your own device to work (BYOD).

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Interview with Eric M. Jackson, CapLinked

socalTECH

Jackson: CapLinked is actually a collaborative platform, a social platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors. This was back when you had to do a couple of rounds of funding to just get your product out of the door. So back to the company--is the product live yet? How do you do that?