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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

Tech Zulu Event

Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. Chris currently serves as Head of Global Interactive for DreamWorks Animation. Wilson Kriegel - President/COO Paltalk | former CRO of Zynga / OMGPOP.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Just yesterday, I had a great talk with a Los Angeles-based computer game designer who has worked with the U.S. Related to this, one of my personal initiatives at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) is called Social Software for Security, or S3. and "new media" to connect with audiences. Army, for example.