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Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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Techstars has grown tremendously around the world in 2017, establishing a new venture in India and launching vertical accelerators focused on things like smart cities (in Dubai), energy (in Norway), defense (in Boston) and insurtech (North Carolina). What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017?

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Reflections on 2017: Michael Terpin, Transform Group International

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What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017? Biggest personal lesson was to stay steadfast in your beliefs, even when the world thinks you're crazy. CryptoKitties!

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017.

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AutoGravity: $2 Billion In Financing Requested In 2017

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Irvine-based AutoGravity , which offers up online and mobile car buying finance tools, said it saw more than $2 billion in financing requested through its platform in 2017. According to AutoGravity, it now has more than 1.3 billion users using its service, up from only 100,000 in the first six months of the year.

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StartEngine Chalks Up 25 Companies Raising Funding Since Start Of 2017

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Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company.

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Disruption: Digital Platforms Regulation in the New Economy

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -- Disruption: Digital Platforms Regulation in the New Economy. Interested in the changes and challenges of the new digital platform economy? Digital platforms, such as, Airbnb, Uber, Amazon, and others are playing an increasing role in the economy.

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AvantStay, a platform for kitting out — and then renting out — high-end vacation rental homes, raises $160M

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AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. Los Angeles-based AvantStay has been around since 2017 and had only raised $25 million in the last four years.

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