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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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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. They can read reviews, see pictures and even talk to the family before confirming. The Background. “Oh s**t.”

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

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Xconomy San Diego. San Diego ›. View More in San Diego ›. San Francisco ›. View More in San Francisco ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego Events ›. San Francisco Events ›. San Diego Home.

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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. Be determined, be diligent, be continuously learning, and be unafraid or what anyone else thinks. My mother found some magazines that would have Basic programs to code. Our focus has never changed.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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Well … I have had many late nights and I really didn’t contemplate writing many blog postings this month because I spent November in this interesting venture capital / fund raising dance involving lots of late night sessions reviewing legal documents, rewriting business plans and preparing for pitches. Page 4: Business Model.

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

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Due to the overwhelmingly positive response this Masterclass received, we launched a new workshop series, Sunset Social Series, and we’re teaching one social media workshop per month at our office in Venice, CA. Popwish, a business selling unique greeting cards, was founded about 2 months ago.

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SXSW Startups: Vence

Austin Startup

Our competitive advantage is two-fold: our team and our deep understanding of our customers’ business model and needs. Second, we have leveraged (and patented) our understanding of the day-to-day nuances of our customers’ business every step of the way while building out our solution. What is your competitive advantage?