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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. But the “monetization heart of the Internet” doesn’t stop at Overture, Applied Semantics and MySpace.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet.

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Lessons Learned: The engineering manager's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. This engineering manager is a smart guy, and very experienced.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The magazine rated 100 countries by how well they scored in five categories, namely: education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment. STANLEY FISCHER NAMED ONE OF WORLD’S TOP 10 BANK CHIEFS. TAKADU NAMED WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TECHNOLOGY PIONEER 2011. Diversified U.S. in August 2010.

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The Rising Importance Of Images In Google Search

Duct Tape Marketing

Mike i s the Co-founder and Analyst at Near Media where he researches and reports on reputation, reviews, and local search. 4:45] What can search engines know about images now and how has that changed? [6:19] He's the co-founder and analyst at near media, where he researches and reports on reputation reviews and local search.

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A Visitors Guide to Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

If you’re a visiting dignitary whose country has a Gross National Product equal to or greater than the State of California, your visit to Silicon Valley consists of a lunch/dinner with some combination of the founders of Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter and several brand name venture capitalists. California Dreaming.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. Still, I kind like the name, well, um, … Santa Monica.

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