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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp. Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million).

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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

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AdventureLink is backed by Allegis Capital, Anthem Ventures, and the Mailroom Fund, and is run by adventurer Jeff Dossett. Trails.com offers trail guides, topographic maps, travel gear, professional trail guides and reviews and more--and happens to be owned by Demand Media , the online media empire run by Richard Rosenblatt.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Such a lawyer will not go out of their way to screw you, but when crafting the investor documents and in future investor-related issues, your lawyer’s allegiance must be to your company.

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Bro Factor – Intimate Relationships Which Provide Your Startup With An Unfair Advantage

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Each party’s first allegiance is to their organization. However, due to demand from his readership, Baum was forced to write him back into the adventure series. However, even though there is an unnatural aspect to the environment in which the relationship is established, the resulting friendship is not phony.

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Interview with Justin and Dawn Newton, Netki

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From NetZero, I went to Demand Media, where I was EVP of IT. It was a regional ISP, and got bough tout by Allegiance Telecom. I later came down here, and Dawn joined me, and we both were at NetZero when they went public. I was SVP of Technology, and Dawn ran support and operations, and later billing and marketing.

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