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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

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Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. What was the biggest news for you this year? At io/LA we launched a new 8000 sq/ft co-work and incubator space in Hollywood. Don't bet on any one platform. Or Tapes and CDs?

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Startups Uncensored #26

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Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Startups Uncensored #26. Prior to BeachMint, Josh was the President of Slingshot Labs, a division of News Corporation, is a web incubator dedicated to building new Internet companies as well as a co-founder and the chief operating officer of MySpace.com. 70 Million Dollars.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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Sam Teller, the Managing Director of Launchpad LA hinted that big news would come soon. Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012.

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

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Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water. Joe Wallace, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at CVEP. Hank McCarrick, CEO and founder of Seco Sys.

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Spotlight: LA Tech | One Year, Recap, and Thank You!

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GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. This groundbreaking model gives publishers a completely new monetization stream and provides brands the opportunity to reach highly targeted mass audiences.

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