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

Both Sides of the Table

This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. Many of the early winners sold for north of a half a billion dollars. It is different.

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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They’re Making in Their Business as a Result of Pandemic

Hearpreneur

Especially during challenging times, retention is significantly more crucial than acquisition. When open houses in Seattle Real Estate shut down at the beginning of the pandemic my Photography business knew that Virtual Tours were going to be very important. Thanks to Gavin Johnson, Evking ! #3- 3- Caring for the team.

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Five Critical Ways To Become Indispensable In Business

YoungUpstarts

His company The Five Abilities, LLC is a management consulting firm in Seattle, Washington, where he helps salespeople learn habits that improve customer acquisition and retention results. Rick Wong has over 35 years working in sales and marketing with Fortune 100 companies including Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

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Q1 2019 Summary: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

Clio launched Clio Grow , a new CRM to help lawyers track potential client leads while collecting data on those leads and client retention. Manny Medina , cofounder and CEO of Outreach , was a winner of a 2019 Executive Excellence award , which recognizes leaders in Seattle-based companies.

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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

Duct Tape Marketing

7:52] Was there competition that you had to buy up, and/or what type of acquisitions did you feel like you had to make? [9:19] John Jantsch (07:52): So I know that you talk about acquisitions in the, uh, in the book, but were, did you buy up competition or was there competition anywhere? Mike Evans (08:03): There?

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What 15 CEOs Learned Building Top Agencies

ConversionXL

Client retention hinges on relationships—and the people who maintain them. In 2011, “I was speaking at Mozcon in Seattle,” remembers Conversion.com ’s Stephen Pavlovich. Professional networks are the starting point (and growth engine). The familiar name of an agency CEO is a proxy for trust. The formula has worked for others.

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What 15 CEOs Learned Building Top Agencies

ConversionXL

Client retention hinges on relationships—and the people who maintain them. In 2011, “I was speaking at Mozcon in Seattle,” remembers Conversion.com ’s Stephen Pavlovich. Professional networks are the starting point (and growth engine). The familiar name of an agency CEO is a proxy for trust. The formula has worked for others.

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