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Interview with Howard Lindzon, StockTwits

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He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. Through Howards investment in betaworks, he also owns early shares in Twitter. Howard is based in San Diego, and spoke to us about StockTwits.

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With $6M Investment, Histogen Aims to Grow Hair Business in China

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Histogen, a San Diego-based regenerative medicine company with technology for growing skin cells and related products, said it has raised $6 million from an affiliate of Huapont Life Sciences, a healthcare products company based in Chongqing, China.

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Former Biotech VC Steven Burrill Draws 30-Month Prison Term for Fraud

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Steven Burrill, once a noted biotech investment fund founder, sought-after conference speaker, and life sciences publisher, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 30 months in federal prison for defrauding his investors and evading taxes. Burrill was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 14, 2017. Burrill was also charged.

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Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus

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Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7

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With Reverse Merger, Miragen to go Public, Get $40M Boost From Investors

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Miragen was formed in 2007 and raised an $8 million Series A round from Atlas and Boulder a year later. In a statement, Marshall said the reverse merger and investment proceeds will help bring the company’s drugs into late-stage clinical testing.

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Interview with Rob Farrow, Chi.mp

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In late 2007, we had a group of guys were creating concepts about social identity. In late 2007, Chi.mp You recently moved the headquarters here from Hawaii, can you talk about the decision to move to San Diego? For me, I was born and raised in Hawaii, but have lived in San Diego in the past. What Chi.mp

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Clinton Versus Trump: Who’s Stronger on Innovation?

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Democrats: Clinton said back in 2007 that the U.S. To that end, Democrats say they will invest in “high-quality STEAM classes” (STEM plus Arts) and computer science training, among other priorities. should increase the number of H-1B visas, which has long been capped at 65,000 per year.