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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011. Jeff Solomon and Chris Olson are often the last guys to turn out the lights and the first ones in the door on any given morning.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community. Date : Nov 9, 2011 – 5:30-8:30pm. Location : The Shark Club 841 Baker St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community. Date : Nov 9, 2011 – 5:30-8:30pm. Location : The Shark Club 841 Baker St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011. Jeff Solomon and Chris Olson are often the last guys to turn out the lights and the first ones in the door on any given morning.

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BloomNation's Goal To Empower Your Local Florist, And Improve Flower Delivery

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The startup--which is part of MuckerLab--landed a seed funding round last week, so we thought we''d catch up with founder and CEO Farbod Shoraka to dig deeper into the company''s goals and service. Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011. What is BloomNation? How long has the service been available?

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Huddlewoo Wants To Connect You To Mentors You Admire Through Online Video

Tech Zulu Event

Will Zell (CEO) is based in Columbus, OH, and is an Empact100 entrepreneur who was honored at The White House in 2011. A graduate of Ohio Northern University , Ferres built a digital marketing agency called BounceFire , which was acquired in May 2011 by a company in Phoenix, AZ. Any funding yet? What Inspired You?

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3