In addition, the company said it will now allow employees to make advanced order arrangements for food, specifying the day/hour of delivery for orders directly from the site. BetterWorks has been growing its staff since an $8M funding round announced at the beginning of August; the firm's funding was led by Redpoint Ventures. MORE >>

recently hosted a panel at the  Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post  A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech companies are not typically started by technologists. MORE >>

have included the slides below that I used to articulate why there has never been a better time to start a company than today. Redpoint had a very active year with more than 20 new investments. We believe there has never been a better time to start a company. Forum. The results are surprising. Tunguz Rice Keynote 2010. MORE >>

LA Tech Survival Guide A Tale of Two Tech Cities – Silicon Valley vs. Los Angeles Guide to the LA Startup Community Why You Should Start a Company in. I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. As is usual, I couldn't remember where I had seen those posts. MORE >>

According to an email from Craig, the company decided to close down the BettterWorks perk platform, and will not longer be active after next Thursday. BetterWorks--and Paige Craig--have been one of the companies driving the growth in Santa Monica's Silicon Beach. BetterWorks had raised $10M in funding from Redpoint Ventures. MORE >>