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Seismic Scores $170M, Now Worth $3 Billion

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San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Along with the funding, the company said it has acquired Lessonly, a developer of sales training, coaching, and enablement software which is based in Indianapolis.

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Kajabi Collects Massive $550M Round

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Irvine-based e-commerce software developer Kajabi said this morning that it has raised a massive, $550M funding round, which values the company at over $2 billion. The investment round firmly vaunts the company into unicorn territory. Kajabi's CEO and co-founder is Kenny Rueter.

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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

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Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. The financing will be used to help students finance their Entity Academy tuition, which typically costs $15,000.

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AgilePalooza Los Angeles

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A fun, low-cost event linking internationally recognized coaches and trainers with the local software development community, AgilePalooza is a day of collaboration, education and advancement of agile methods. Thursday, July 15, 2010 -- AgilePalooza Los Angeles. AgilePalooza is a community event presented by VersionOne.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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For more than 30-years, Bill Gates has been at the pinnacle of the software industry. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. No one ever accused Bill of being a master programmer.

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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

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Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps.

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TenHands HD Video Collaboration I Founders Interview

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The “ TenHands ” name emerged from the concept and philosophy of John Wooden, the UCLA basketball coach, who emphasized the value of teamwork and insisted that all ten hands (five players) touch the ball before shooting. Co-founder and lead software developer Anil Kumar was a led software engineer for WebEx.