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What Mattered in 2010: Mike Jones, Myspace

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This week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? No doubt, it was Facebook and Twitter, which were incredible businesses for 2010.

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What Mattered in 2010: Greg Martin, Archer Venture Capital

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All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 2010 was a momentus year for me personally. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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What Mattered In 2010: David Cremin, DFJ Frontier

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Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? READ MORE>>.

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What Mattered In 2010: Scott Painter, TrueCar

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Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? Elon is out there and just leading the pack.

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What Mattered In 2010: Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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For the next couple of weeks, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? Yesterday, we heard from Scott Painter of TrueCar. The obvious one is the iPad.

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What Mattered in 2010: Bruce Hallett, Miramar Venture Partners

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All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? A good exit environment will mean a great 2011 for entrepreneurs and VCs.

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Alliance For SoCal Innovation's Poizner Throws Hat Back Into Politics

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Poizner recently created the alliance with the goal or raising the visibility of Southern California's high tech industry, saying he wants to make the region a "world class technology hub". Poizner--in a first--says he will run for the post of California Insurance Commissioner as an independent candidate. READ MORE>>.