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Miigle Revisited | A SoCal Startup With a Global Mission

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We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. Can you explain in greater detail how the platform’s algorithm works to make it easier for entrepreneurs to find the right partner/advisor and to extend assistance to one another? In 2012 Miigle was just in its beginning stages.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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Ryan Blair: As you know, I sold ViSalus back in 2012, but ended up buying it back in 2014, and then we sold the company to a public company. Of course, not all VCs are like that, and I've started some good relationships with them, but others are complete a**holes. Tell us a bit of the story on how you started HashtagOne?

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myLINGO | Connecting Non-English Speakers with the Movies

Tech Zulu Event

OP: It was 2012 when my brother and I took our cousin who was visiting from Poland to go see the movie Hugo. ’ OP: Of course we had to do a lot of research to figure out if this was a viable solution. We also have Chris Cookson as a technical advisor. What problem were you trying to solve? Entertainment.

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