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Ranker Names COO, Taps Jones For Board

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Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online service which allows anyone to list and rank things on any topic, said today that it has named Mani Dhillon as Chief Operating Officer, and tapped former MySpace CEO Michael Jones for its board. Ranker said it is now getting around 4.5 million monthly unique visitors. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). What was the big news for your company this year? So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018.

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Reflections on 2018: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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One theme I saw repeatedly this year was companies continuing to do things the same way, ultimately getting the same results. Companies that took bold steps to try and change or increase the positive trajectory of their businesses were either successful or failed -- but all gained learning. www.science-inc.com). in exits.

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Mike Jones Echoes Hollywood | If You Build It, They Will Come

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He’s had multiple exits and also advises private startups (his company Userplane sold to AOL for nearly $40 million and Tsavo Media drew a cool $75 million from Cyberplex ). Also find out when you can hear more from MySpace alumni Sean Percival and Tony Adam – two of the first entrepreneurs in residence at Science.

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MySpace, Ad.ly Link On In-Stream Advertising

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Los Angeles-based MySpace and startup Ad.ly , also based in LA, said today that they have linked in an in-stream advertising deal. The deal comes shortly after Twitter said it would not be allowing other companies to automatically insert ads into its service, which looked to most direclty impact Ad.ly. Suster also runs Launchpad LA.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Our Panelist Include.

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

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The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall is garnering some excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Dinesh earned his B.S.