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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

As the catalyst for this collaborative fantasy epic, these authors would post twelve initial origin stories about their fictional universe, to which they owned the copyright. Then fans would be tasked with writing their own stories, submitting them to the Realms of Ruin universe by minting them as NFTs on the Solana blockchain.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft.

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Page Howe: Why Everyone In LA Ought To Have a.LA Domain

socalTECH

We recently ran into Page Howe , the Chief Engagement Officer for the.LA (www.la) domain name extension, who sat down with us and told us about why he's out making the rounds with community groups and events, promoting the use of.LA Page Howe: LA is a domain name that works perfectly for companies and brands in LA.

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How ConsumerTrack Has Created A Growing, Profitable--and Mostly Unknown Business

socalTECH

What''s the story behind the company? We had worked at another organization together in online marketing, and learned every aspect of the business, from closing new deals, on-boarding new clients, to building media plans. There''s lots of technology development behind what you do - can you talk about that?

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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Alex Schneider: We designed the space to be a real creative, collaborative environment. Alex Schneider: It all started in 2003, when the city created an economic development fund worth $5M. It was a kind of rainy day fund, available for economic development purposes. Tell us about the incubator--how long as it been around?

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Interview with Loren Bendele, Savings.com

socalTECH

We use the technology and the power of our community to help prioritize and vet those deals, making it real simple to find those deals you're looking for. What's the story behind Savings.com? Loren Bendele: We started in March of 2007. Some were good at one thing, or another, or maybe just a couple of things.

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Interview with Yan Hui, AirHop

socalTECH

To get an idea of what one startup in the industry is doing, we spoke to San Diego-based AirHop (www.airhopcomm-web.com), a developer of software being used for small-, pico-, and femto-cell networks. To make these smaller cells work, the way you would traditionally operate and manage them are not going to be sufficient.