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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. In 2012, half of all the M&A transactions were cross border, for the first time. Globalization is a big trend.

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Student-Founded Fantasy Pollster Is Hoping To Pick The Next President

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Greathouse: You mentioned Intrade, which was shut down by the government in 2012. If people are heavily invested in the outcome of an election, they will be more inclined to read the news and become politically active. Do you think your real competition will come from new sites or existing ones like PredictIt ?

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Catch #Mindshare50 Talks Live on TechZulu

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He co-founded Mindshare LA in 2006. He can also spin fire while balancing on a circus ball and whistlin – but not just any whistling, eric finished in the top 10 at the world’s whistling competition in Louisburg, North Carolina. He is featured in this months LA Weekly for the “Best of LA People 2012? 10:15am: MIND.