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Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab

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What we are trying to do, is to host industry events, hosting mentoring sessions, and offer programs and internships that can help people get the knowledge and skills they need to be part of this, whether in software, entrepreneurship, data science, or cybersecurity. Second, be smart about networking. READ MORE>>.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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I had a sales force when I was at SkyPipeline, selling telecom, networking, and broadband wireless products. My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney. I learned a hell of a lot, invested my gains, and set up my venture fund, knowing I was going to monetize the network I had created.