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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. And of course we had, TheMan.

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Lessons Learned: Using AdWords to assess demand for your new.

Startup Lessons Learned

It was one of those brilliant startup brainstorms that comes to the team in a flash, with a giant thunderclap. We spent weeks working on this new product, racing the clock so it would be done in time for the real presidential debates. One concern I might have with doing this is that you are competing for ad space with your competitors.

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Bitesize Friday – Israeli Funding Recap

VC Cafe

Benchmark Capital and existing investors including Mangrove Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners funded the round for future product development, likely for iPad related Flash content (more here ). An undisclosed round in stealth startup ToyToyToy, which offers an online service that links websites for actual toys.