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Interview with Michael Aleles, Quippi

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Southern California in recent years has become a hotbed of financial startups, and for years has been a destination for companies looking also to address companies across the border in Mexico and Latin America. One of the startups here at the intersection of both, is San Diego''s Quippi (www.quippi.com). What is Quippi all about?

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An Homage to Larry Bock, Who Had God’s Hand on His Shoulder

Xconomy

I got off relatively easy with a short course of chemotherapy and radiation. Larry’s diagnosis was cancer with a big C: “I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer and have been on chemo since June with some ups and downs,” he wrote in mid-March. It was during this time, she recalled, when Bock met Kevin Kinsella of San Diego’s Avalon Ventures.

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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

Xconomy

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego.