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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

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The group--which was started by Richard Koffler and John Morris , two well known investors in Los Angeles--has been trying to help connect CEOs with interesting university and other technology projects. We're looking for inventors interested in commercializing and spinning out their technology into a company. Thanks for the time today.

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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

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No one has ever been able to execute on that from a technology standpoint before. We are a technology company, not an ad agency, and we are really just a bunch of nerds who believe we can turn this thing upside down, and let people try those apps out before downloading. The basic premise, is try before you buy.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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He then went on to teach Computer Science at Cornell, Caltech, and University of Pennsylvania. In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. These speakers help coach CEO’s on important executive decisions.

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