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With $75M Alumnus Gift, UCSD Opens Data Science Institute

Xconomy

Amid intensifying global demand for workers who can extract insights from zettabytes of data, the University of California, San Diego held a dedication ceremony Friday for its new Halicio?lu lu Data Science Institute. The center, made possible by a $75 million gift from UC San Diego alumnus and early Facebook employee Taner Halicio?lu,

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Todd Hylton Adds Neural Tech Expertise to UCSD Robotics Institute

Xconomy

The Contextual Robotics Institute will be looking to spin out startups, license its technology advances, and educate students who can meet the tech industry’s enormous demand for robotics experts.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. He runs the Southern California Venture Capital Alliance (VCA) and is on the board of advisors for the venture capital fund of the UCSD Rady School of Business.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. I always wanted to work with Brad for this reason so I started blogging because I figured if transparency worked for Brad I would try the same approach. The Laws of Supply & Demand. The most basic chart of microeconomics is a supply & demand curve.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

“Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. I honestly believe I learned more by rising up the ranks and becoming the president of my fraternity than I did in the class room reading about supply & demand curves in economics. What I learned was how to work with teams.

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