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A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

SoCal CTO

They are quite happy with a business that will turn into a profitable $20M company and dont necessarily need an obvious exit strategy. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up

www.inc.com

500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Recruiting and Hiring Employees > How to Attract Talent to Your Start-Up At a start-up, you need employees that are in it for the long haul and fit your unique culture.

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TodaCell Raises $1 More Million from Afterdox

VC Cafe

The proceeds of this round has been earmarked for sales and marketing as well as five new sales offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London & Bombay. The TodaCell marketing team also pointed out that mobile ads aren’t only running on mobile phones. Think iPad, Kindle, hand-held gaming devices, etc.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I began Sunsational as the sole instructor traveling from pool to pool in Los Angeles in 2009. 13-Obsession to digital marketing and serving people. When I reflect on the day I thought of starting my business, I was very enthusiastic about digital marketing and building connections with people to serve them.

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How to Impress Angel Investors and Make It into “Startup Heaven”

Up and Running

If you’re lucky, and an angel’s (investors or groups) interest is piqued by your initial short pitch, they will want to schedule more time with you to get to know you and your team, and to dig deeper into your business plan (i.e. I also learned quickly that no two angels are alike. What one angel likes another may not care about.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

The early history of MySpace is inextricably intertwined with that of Intermix, a small-cap publicly traded Internet company in Los Angeles where I worked as corporate counsel from 2004-06. Intermix had acquired their previous online marketing startup, ResponseBase, and they remained a cohesive group.

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How to Hire a Chief Technology Officer

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500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.