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Fifty years of the internet

TechCrunch LA

The network grew exponentially from its earliest days, with the number of connected host computers reaching 100 by 1977, 100,000 by 1989, a million by the early 1990’s, and a billion by 2012; it now serves more than half the planet’s population. On the one hand, it has led to valuable services of great value.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Nine Startup Tips From Michael Dell

InfoChachkie

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. Along with Amazon, Dell was also an early pioneer of web-based customer service.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. If anything using the word “Silicon” seems a bit derivative to NorCal. Don’t you think?

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MuckerLab Unveils Second Graduating Class to Investors

Tech Zulu Event

With over 9 million photo questions posted since October 2012, their users spend 170 minutes a month on the service. Subblime solves this problem by allowing channels to publish content audiences want and extend that to product recommendations from across the web. Members rate each other’s photos and tag with questions.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories. Subscribe to RSS.