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Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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I don't have any predictions, but in terms of goals I'm looking to invest in future of work, media & entertainment, e-commerce and supply chain and social impact companies. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press.

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TeleSign Names VP

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Powers joins the company from Vantage Media, where she was GM of the Education Division. TeleSign provides phone-based verification systems, which are used as an additional layer of security for web-based logon, e-commerce, and other functionality, by many major Internet services. Powers also has served at Microsoft and FrontBridge.

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Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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Anna started her career as a corporate lawyer focused on public company transactional work and spent two years at McKinsey as a strategy consultant to retail, media and financial services companies. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Competitors: Knewton.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

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Roberty Flynn: We are building what we see as the next generation of business to business media. However, as we have seen in the last few years, traditional media has been failing. Back in the early days of LA venture capital, I was first an associate of a fund, and then partner of a fund, Entertainment Media Venture Partners.

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Interview with Albert Ko, DealPerk.com

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Albert Ko: I started at Cornell University in the Class of 2006, with a degree in material science engineering and a masters in management engineering. Albert Ko: With social media right now, it's definitely scalable. Let's talk about your background, and also how this related to CheapCheapCheat?

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Founded in London in 2006, the Hub is a global network of social enterprises with each individual chapter acting as a gathering place for innovation, technology, creativity, and positive change. E-Commerce: Nasty Gal. Social Media: Snapchat. Make sure to check out Both Sides of the Table ! Social Enterprise: Hub LA.

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