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Why Reed Hastings Should be Applauded for Netflix Split

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In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios). In the DVD world they could always limit you because you could only have a certain number of videos outstanding and any time.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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#7- To prioritizes employee and client retention. I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. The company that employed us began putting profits above people and new sales above client retention. The three of us had the exact opposite mentality and created a company that prioritizes employee and client retention.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. Los Angeles. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles. Recruiting & retention will be different outside the Valley. Now let’s think about retention. Let me use LA as an example.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

Ultimately, the company partnered with the City of Los Angeles , and as Eren recalls, "seven days after the original handshake and launch into a scheduling website, we helped launch Dodger Stadium, which was the single largest mass vaccination site in the country." They pivoted to monitoring patients for COVID, then testing.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

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If the retailer can get the product “exclusively” (even for just a time window) then it hopes to get more customers shopping at its store or watching its video channel vs. its competitors. There are various models of this but amongst the most successful I’ve seen executed is FabFitFun , based in Los Angeles.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.

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19 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2018

Hearpreneur

We’ve found that when we do this, the sales come naturally and client retention is higher. We just hired more people in our Los Angeles office and just opened Nashville, so we’re excited to grow the team and look forward to larger rooms when we really need to meet as a company and put our heads together. 12- Expansion.