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Today, we have a contribution from Anna Barber , the Managing Director of Techstars LA (www.techstars.org), one of three startup accelerators run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? I hope that for the tech community 2017 will be marked as a turning point for diversity.
Michael is a bit of an honorary Southern California, spending a large chunk of his time in Los Angeles (where he's built many of his companies) although he's now officially living in Puerto Rico. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Michael is a huge early adopter and proponent of Bitcoin. CryptoKitties!
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 -- Los Angeles Ad Pros Mix Mingle Network. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. See [link] (more)
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He's also a very active angel investor. Michael Terpin: My personal biggest news in 2017 was moving to Puerto Rico. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? You can see all of our holiday reflections here. What's the biggest news from you or your firm this year?
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