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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

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Some entrepreneurs might be surprised you didn't want to sit on a beach in Bali for the rest of your life�talk more about that? I got super, super fortunate that early in my career, I was living with an entrepreneur, Randy Saaf, who was running a company called MediaDefender. He sold it to ArtistDirect for $42.5M

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Catch #Mindshare50 Talks Live on TechZulu

Tech Zulu Event

Here are just a few: Nolan Bushnell , a seasoned entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc. Neuroscientist at Caltech, UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery, and NYUMoran is interested in attention, emotions regulations, and dreams. Dario studied and/or worked in Hawaii, China, California, Austria and Bosnia. 12pm: BODY. Interview).

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Interview with Kos Galatsis, Carbonics

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Our employees come from Caltech, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and we've employed people as far away as the University of Michigan. Engage with those customers, start validation and feasibility studies early, so you can understand their needs, wants, and specifications as soon as possible. So those resources have been fantastic.

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

In most cases if you can’t get a prototype done you’re probably not an entrepreneur. If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more.

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