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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab

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To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.

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2015 LA Investor Startup Forecast

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at the Dethrone Base Camp in Santa Monica. In addition to venture capital investing, Alyse is the co-founder of the group Women in Venture (W+V), a board member of the Women’s Crypto Association and a mentor at Plug and Play Tech Center’s Bitcoin Accelerator. Sponsorship opportunities for events.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

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He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

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From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Until recently, the technology had not progressed to the point where users could easily share these activities.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft

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Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Presenting Companies at Caltech

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Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! Start Engine offers a team of mentors who have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs – not professional investors – ensuring that its startups are guided by the right people for the right reasons.

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