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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

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To be fair (and as other accelerators in town are eager to point out), Launchpad LA has had a head start, with a number of companies which joined the accelerator before it was an accelerator, and was a mentoring group for a mix of both funded and non-funded companies. Not far behind was Science Inc.

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Huddlewoo Wants To Connect You To Mentors You Admire Through Online Video

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Huddlewoo a live video platform set to launch early 2013 to give people the ability to access extraordinary people for one-on-one conversations and mentoring. He attended The Ohio State University where he studied business. Based in Columbus, Ohio and community management in Washington, D.C, What do you do and Why?

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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It’s true this was much bigger in the dot com era but I’ve studied the data and know that over the past decade these numbers are right. In 2013 it is expected to be around $35 billion. Compare the state of play in 2013 versus 15 years ago. billion each, $7.5 billion in total or 30% of the industry returns.

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Africa’s Largest and Fastest Growing Social Network | Interview with LAGbook’s Chidi Nwaogu

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Who are your mentors, role models? We don’t have mentors at the moment. Students have to register with their matriculation numbers, and supply upon registration, their course of study, faculty, department, mode of entry, year of entry etc. We create a social network for students of the University of Lagos.