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LaunchpadLA Application Deadline Nears, As Class Graduates

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LaunchpadLA, which is among a number of startup accelerators which have emerged over the past few years and turned Los Angeles into one of the hottest startup markets in the nation, offers up $100,000 in an investment, free office space for four months, and access to mentors. READ MORE>>.

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Proven | Founder Interview with Pablo Fuentes. Job Markets, & The Future of Mobile

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Pablo joins TechZulu and talks about Proven, job markets, and the future of mobile. Then we rescued it from nothing around the end of 2011. It was cool that I spoke at the White House last year about mentoring. I am very active in mentoring women and minorities. Or is it just mobile or tablet only?

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

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Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. 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.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

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We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

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Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus

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They've provided a completely free facility, furniture, Internet access, mentoring, sponsorship--all of those things are provided for free. It's a slightly different formula from the first location, as it is focused on early stage mobile apps and Internet. That's through the generosity of the Irvine Company. So, that't the foundation.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. Sam Teller, the Managing Director of Launchpad LA hinted that big news would come soon. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Menlo Ventures Karl Mehta Launches CodeForIndia.Org To Empower Citizens In India

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Professor Vijay Pande of Stanford University, Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education and Vish Mishra, Venture Director at Clearstone and mentor to The Hive and The Fabric have joined CFI’s Advisory Board. The teams of volunteer individuals and organizations are not just in for hype. Woes at home, timely initiative.