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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Current round: $3mm in Series B by betaworks (lead)(largest investor in company), Ron Conway, Danny Rimer, Accelerator Group, Roger Ehrenberg, Howard Lindzon. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. Company still in beta. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 That’s awesome for users of Salesforce.com or companies that want to cater to them but less awesome for pure startups that want independence and are really just looking for cloud infrastructure. That makes both of these amazing companies great channels for startups.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

In fiscal year 2009 (FY09) the proposed effort will amount to a roughly 15% increase of $12 billion. Related to this, one of my personal initiatives at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) is called Social Software for Security, or S3. John Culberson (R-TX).