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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

Both companies were in Los Angeles. But apparently the B2C model meant that many publishers didn’t want OnLive to carry their full inventory. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. Not bad, hey?

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles? After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A.

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Can you build “Silicon Valley” companies outside of the Valley?

Version One Ventures

Can upstart ecosystems in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, or Seattle churn out tomorrow’s billion dollar tech companies? B2C start-ups typically have more flexibility for where they can be located, while enterprise oriented startups need to be where the customers are…and that means Silicon Valley.

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2012 Recap and Final Close at $19M

Version One Ventures

and Canada… with startups in the Bay area, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Portland, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. Here are some of the more interesting details to share about our activity in 2012: Version One invested more than $2.5M

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How to Minimize A/B Test Validity Threats

ConversionXL

If you’re a B2C product or service, you likely see more conversions outside of business hours or around noon, when people are at home and thinking about their personal life. In Los Angeles, the wind is what affects beer sales. If you’re an eCommerce site, it could very well be your most trafficked time of the year.

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Software Eating Industries

Mucker Lab

In fact they tend to be B2B rather than B2C companies – while the popular bet these days in B2B for many is in “enterprise software” – maybe the better bet is in betting on these software native challengers. yes, outside of media, LA is really a blue collar town).

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 2010, we were running a digital agency in Los Angeles for premium fashion brands when they came upon the idea for NuORDER. We were witnessing, firsthand, the dramatic shifts in B2C e-commerce, and the resulting incredible experiences and benefits brands were delivering their retail consumers. Photo Credit:Olivia Skuza.