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LaughStub Takes On Comedy Ticket Sales, With Angel Backing

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In a long tradition of local companies tying the business of ticketing for various events into the online world, a new startup, LaughStub has quietly been establishing its place providing tickets for comedy clubs locally and nationwide. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced. The firm is headed by Scot Richardson.

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How Event Farm Is Making Events A Part Of Your Sales Funnel

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The most obvious, is to drive sales. How did you start the company? Ryan Costello: I started out as an event producer in Washington DC. When you use something like Eventbrite, or Ticketmaster, it doesn't matter who is buying that ticket�they'll let anyone buy a ticket, because you're just a bar code.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

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We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. He teamed up with Jordanna Joaquina, a genetic counselor, to create an online version of what she was already doing in the physical world. Watch this space.

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Interview with Wes Brodsky, SaveFans

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Educate us, and explain what's different about how you are handling ticket sales and how that's different from the many others out there? On the primary side, when you're talking about Ticketmaster or Tickets.com, or the box office, they usually price seats by bundling them into price groups. It ends up, our margins went way up.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance.

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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

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We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. Laurence Sotsky: I started the company about two and a half years ago, with the intent of connecting people to their passions. What is Hopscotch? Finally, what's the big goal for you now?

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Events.com: Creating A New Events Management Software Giant, with Gregg Parise

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Gregg also spoke to us about how the move of Active Network out of San Diego-a huge dislocation for the local high tech communityactually benefited Events.com, by allowed it to quickly ramp up its employee base and offerings, particularly since one Event.com''s Chairman was a co-founder of Active. What is Events.com all about?

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