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

Both Sides of the Table

He built & IPOd Demand Media. Aren’t some of the recent successes in Los Angeles just emblematic of the overall long tech boom we’ve seen nationally and has led to growth in funding in NY, Boston, Seattle and San Francisco? He built & sold iMall in Internet 1.0 for $565 million to Excite. It is different.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

At 24 I was putting myself through college and running the creative services department at an energy systems engineering firm in Seattle when the company was purchased by a French firm. They had me lay off the entire team of seven designers and then laid me off. Thanks to Andrea Heuston, Artitudes Design ! #2-

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

Zipline provides vital, on demand delivery for the world. Techstars funded the company via our Techstars Seattle Accelerator in 2011. Outreach is a sales engagement platform that was funded by the Techstars Seattle Accelerator in 2011. PillPack is a full service pharmacy designed around your life. 4: Zipline (2011).

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

Hearpreneur

Demand for e-commerce and social media participation is increasing. 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. As far my interior designing company, for example, is no longer doing business in the same way.

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Jason Fried is on Cloud Nine

Growthink Blog

Jason is also the author of Rework, a New York Times bestseller on entrepreneurship, technology, and design. Namely, on the cloud. DiJiPop (Providence, RI), Provider of on-demand shopper marketing platform - $1 million. DocuSign (Seattle, WA), Provider of electronic signature technology - $27 million. 10 million.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – you name it. ones were enhanced because they coincided with hardware that allowed us to capture more content instantly – namely images and video – otherwide Web 2.0 We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Hearpreneur

Our design team is comprised of top talent who have been laid off or have grown disenchanted with the big corporate models of major fashion brands (though by requirement they all have at least 5 years of major corporation experience). Thanks to Stefanie Tacata, Stateless Fashion Design and Consulting. #2 My name is Dmitri Oster.