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Interview with Fariborz Maseeh, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition

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Last week, the University of Southern California 's Viterbi School of Engineering announced that it had established a new, business plan competition, the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition ([link] specifically aimed at students in the engineering school. Why a business plan competition, and why in engineering school?

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Interview with Noah Auerhahn, Extrabux

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We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Noah Auerhahn: We got started right out of USC.

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Makers Making The Sci-Fi Tricorder A Reality With VOXearch

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A number of teams have recently been looking to turn that vision into reality, as a result of the Qualcomm Tricorder Prize , a $10M competition being run by the X Prize Foundation to create a real life Tricorder. That''s essentially how the Tricoder competition was formed--it''s time for this to happen. It was announced in the 90''s.

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Moving Analytics | Sitting Kills, Moving Heals

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Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. How is Movn different than your competition? It is built out of 5 years of research at USC.

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CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

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Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. Any competition in LA?

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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I’ve heard it many founders of VC backed companies in LA who tell me that in their NorCal VC meetings they are told, “we might be interested but we’d want you to relocate to the Bay Area if we funded you.&#. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. We like to hire people and fund people who are deeply ethical and we try to be long-term in our investment thinking. He took a star receiver from USC in the college draft. I wanted to just write. I like writing.

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