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NantWorks, JAKKS Joint Venture Shows Disney-Branded Toys

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DreamPlay Toys , the joint venture between NantWorks , the technology incubator and development organization run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and JAKKS Pacific , announced their first products at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday in Las Vegas. with international rollout in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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Stained Glass Labs Rebrands to Wearable World to Commit to Wearable Tech & the Internet of Wearable Things

Tech Zulu Event

Redg Snodgrass co-founder Stained Glass Labs said the firm wants to focus on the world of Wearable Technology plus innovative consumer products beyond GLASS. Wearable World brings all aspects of our business offerings together nicely under one overarching umbrella, including GLAZED Conferences, WeCodeWe, Wearable Wednesdays and the Incubator.”

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Data Elite | First Venture Lab for Big Data Launched by Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway & Others

Tech Zulu Event

Data Elite launches at a time when most needed as most big data companies lack the much required funding and incubation. Limited big data funding & incubation. “There are many funds, incubators, and accelerators out there that entrepreneurs can turn to today for general business advice. .

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Last month, the product launched with $1.2 Creators and influencers like Bernstein are forging a path from content creator to full-fledged business, with multiple revenue streams via podcasts, licensing deals, branded merchandise and even software products. “A million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors.

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A Chat With Kelly Perdew: Moonshots Capital And Its First Dedicated Fund

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In 2014, a West Point buddy of mine, and also a serial entrepreneur, Craig Cummings started working together to find entrepreneurs we liked, to help them an invest in them, along with Luis Villalobos of the Tech Coast Angels. We deployed a little over $10 million from the syndicate since 2014. Tell us about this new announcement?

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The Maker Movement Is A New Mecca For Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus entrepreneurs began building prototypes and designing new products without the traditional huge investment. The movement has spread across the country and across the globe, spawning innovative products such as the MakerBot Digitizer and all the things you can download from Thingiverse.com. Diversity breeds success.

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Interview with Jason Reid, Giftagram

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How that works, is when you download Giftagram, you can peruse through gifts in different categories that we have set up, and see what products we have. They are changing all the time, and we constantly have new products and partners, as our inventory churns and things are no longer available, or if they are seasonal in nature.

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