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Rubicon Project Taps Barnum As New COO, CFO

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Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization technology provider headed by Frank Addante, said this morning that it has named Brian Barnum as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, as well as appointed Mark Torres as Senior Vice President of People and Culture.

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Interview with Phil Ressler, BigStage Entertainment

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We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage. I had a specific interest in 2001/2002 when I came to the area to live and work, instead of splitting my time between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. That was an interest in the ecosystem level.

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Big Stage Emerges From Beta

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Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the venture-backed startup which is developing photo-realistic avatar technology, has exited its beta and officially launched its site. READ MORE>>

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

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The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation.

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Thanks To Our Sponsors

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Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com). Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Technology.

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

I asked the panelists ( David Travers , Brian Norgard , Fouad ElNaggar , & Demian Sellfors ) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles. Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles.

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