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Entropic Communications Sees Jump In Revenues In Q2

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San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. The firm said it earned $3.1M READ MORE>>.

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Entrepreneurs Love Celebrity Investors While VCs (Usually) Hate Them

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Entrepreneurs typically embrace celebrity investments, while most sophisticated investors prefer to avoid famous entertainment or sports personalities on the cap table. Celebrity investors aside, I am a fan of high net worth individuals who are willing to allocate some of their risk capital to foster a startup''s success.

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7 Advantages That Local Small Business Owners Enjoy

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Here are some of the key indications that you might be a good match for a lifestyle business, for you to compare and consider against your own objectives and strengths: Enjoy interacting with customers and products every day. You want to be your own boss, and do things your way. Personal income is related to operations versus equity.

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Interview with Scott Dudelson, Swagbucks

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Those brands included the Green Bay Packers, World Wresting Entertainment, and so on. My ground had previously been in raising money for music related nonprofits, through the entertainment industry. Two things I'm particularly excited about are our mobile product, which we are launching in a couple of weeks. READ MORE>>.

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TZ & GR Present REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming

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Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming. Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

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Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming. Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

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Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: Near Networks is a national production studio that creates online videos for local businesses across the country.