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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. ” She arrived late that night in San Diego. The Background. “Oh s**t.” Thank you.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

I was driving home from the BIO conference in San Diego last month and had lots of time for a phone call with Dave, an ex student and now a founder who wanted to update me on his Customer Discovery progress. Speed keeps cash burn rate down while allowing you to converge on a repeatable and scalable business model.

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Meet The San Diego Watch Brand Championing Direct-To-Consumer

YoungUpstarts

a San Diego startup watch manufacturer that delivers luxury quality watches at an accessible price point. We had a chance to sit down with Tim and get his thoughts on how the direct-to-consumer business model is changing the retail game. One brand of interest is ? Vincero Watches? ,

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Crowdsourcing Hope With Online Donation Platform GoFundMe

YoungUpstarts

San-Diego, California-based GoFundMe essentially is a crowdfunding platform that lets someone collect donations for a personal cause or a life event. But crowdsourcing donations, however – like trying to raise funds for victims of a natural disaster or a child fighting cancer – has been near impossible.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Now, we can share our proven business model with people everywhere. I became a business owner because I could. I started my business in San Diego in 2007. I wanted to move to a city… San Diego was a little too boring for me. I just wanted to simplify everything. 6 – Because I Could.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand. Market segments drive your business model. The market segment you pursue is inextricably linked to the other aspects of your business model.