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APRIL 26, 2012

A report today says that Dmitry Shapiro , the former founder of Veoh and head of MySpace Music, and currently founder of alternative social networking site Anybeat , may be heading to Google to head up its Google+ efforts. The report , from PandoDaily, cited a single source for the information. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The seed round was led by investments from Richard Chino, a key early member of GoTo.com and Smarter.com; Dan Murray, CFO of Machinima ; Derek Draper of Wildfire by Google; Nikhil Srivastava of KKR ; Angel Investor Andrew Schwartz and other angles from LA and Silicon Valley. 750,000 for Scaling & Product development.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Xobni’s main competitor that I know about is Gist, funded by Brad Feld at Foundry Group. So hot that even Google is getting in on the act. Others I have not.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

Make sure to checkout the updated SMCH3 site as they have tons of great info. Trending topics are all the rage, Twitter, Google. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates. Big and Small.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

If you look to the bottom of your browser you will see to the far right the ability to connect to Facebook, AIM, Google Talk and other chat networks. Trending topics are all the rage, Twitter, Google. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 29, 2010

Trending topics are all the rage, Twitter, Google. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people. is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. It's the hot item on the Internet for that moment in time.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 6, 2010

Trending topics are all the rage, Twitter, Google. WillYouTrend.com is a site set out on the mission to inspire us all to be great, influential people. is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. It's the hot item on the Internet for that moment in time.

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