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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

Both Sides of the Table

In 2011 the company was sold to Nordstrom for $270 million in a deal that has been widely seen as a success for both buyer and seller. We both wanted to continue to build a world-class staff at GRP from which to build future leaders in either tech startups or in our investment firm. So we talked about his joining. They were effusive.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

Tech Zulu Event

This is class four for Launchpad LA. Milk & Honey has had shoes designed by Rachael Ray, Ginnifer Goodwin, Malin Akerman, and Kate Mara amongst others and has appeared in People, Redbook, Inked, Lucky, Bridal Guide, InStyle, Marie Claire, and numerous other publications. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

Tech Zulu Event

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

Tech Zulu Event

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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Spotlight: LA Tech SuperDemo Announced! | Mike Jones Former Myspace CEO

Tech Zulu Event

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of October 16th, 2011.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.