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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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I think that the biggest news for StartEngine this year is our productivity. We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. 2012 has been a remarkably interesting year in terms of developments in technology.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. Dan Dato , Mentor at upStart.LA. 24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Venue Sponsor. Want to Sponsor?

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Green LAVA Meeting

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Friday, July 20, 2012 -- Green LAVA Meeting. Los Angeles launched its cleantech business incubator to accelerate development of cleantech start-ups by offering flexible office space, CEO coaching and mentoring, and access to a growing network of experts and capital. LACIis the business equivalent of baseball?s See [link] (more)

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit. Inogen''s products have allowed hundreds of thousands of housebound lung disease patients to leave their homes without the fear of running out of oxygen. Salty Girl Seafood - Another focus of the TMP is the recruitment and mentoring of women entrepreneurs.

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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

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It was a software platform for allowing advertisers to purchase brand integration (product placements) as a standardized unit through a marketplace. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. The idea immediately resonated. I stayed close.

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Why Warner Bros. Is Tapping Into The World Of Technology Startups

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We select companies from an application process , and they join us for a twelve week program of workshops, mentoring, and business meetings in order to create value in our businesses, and also accelerate process for them. Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012. How long have you been doing this? READ MORE>>.

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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. Natural mentors – a desire to help. On each subsequent meeting I’d learn a little bit more. Quantitative & analytical.