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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

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There were prominent founders of business like PriceGrabber, LowerMyBills and MyLife. AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. The team has experience in building startups (Doug Ludlow was formerly a founder in a TechStars company) and have all worked at local Los Angeles based startups.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. We spoke briefly about why.

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Why it’s Critical That you Reference Check Your VC

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I was recently speaking with some founders about their fund raising process. I list all of the companies (except one in stealth) on my blog and this includes both VC investments and angel ones. You’d be surprised how many ex-founders and ex-CEO’s you can find this way. When the world was ending? After Sept 11th?

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

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At at time where nearly all advertising was purchased on a CPM (cost per thousand) basis and not very measurable this was a huge innovation that should be credited to Bill Gross, the founder of IdeaLab. It’s still in stealth but plans to make announcements soon. Branded advertising has not proven successful online.