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Tinder's Chief Product Officer Back To Startups

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Brian Norgard, who was Chief Product Officer at Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , has left the company, and will be starting up a new company, Norgard said today. Norgard had been founder of messaging startup Chill, the maker of Tappy, which was acquired by Tinder in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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What I Learned in 2014: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? Build a great team that is focused on providing a unique product or service that offers something of great value that your customers simply cannot live without.

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OSI Systems Sells Off European AED Product Line

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Hawthorne-based OSI Systems said late Wednesday that it has sold off its German healthcare subsidiary, Metrax GmbH (Primedic), and its associated Automated External Defibrillator (AED) product line, in a deal worth $12.38M. OSI Systems had acquired Metrax in 2014 for approximately $7.94M (7.5M READ MORE>>.

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Squarespace raises $300M at a staggering $10B valuation

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Squarespace founder & CEO Anthony Casalena said the fresh capital will advance the company’s growth initiatives and help it scale its product suite. The online website creation and hosting service — which has now expanded into e-commerce by hosting online stores — then raised another $40 million round in 2014.

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socalTECH Jobs: Job Highlights for August 7th, 2014

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Colony Logic is a Los Angeles-based platform technology company that simplifies the overly complex world of profitably selling and supporting Digital products. Product Lead, GridMeNow - Aliso Viejo. GridMeNow (GMN) Redefines Situational Awareness by securely connecting decision makers with enriched location based digital content.

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Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014)

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As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. Sonny Vu – Misfit Wearables , developers of the world’s most wearable sensor products.

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L Squared Sells Portfolio Company, Learners Edge

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Learners Edge provides professional education products to teachers. L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. since that time.

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