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Interview with Michael Aleles, Quippi

socalTECH

The round was led by Avalon Ventures, and we also had participation from Acciom Venture Lab, a socially responsible venture fund out of Washington, D.C. Michael Aleles: Most of our customers and recipients are not very technology savvy. So, the service as it is doesn''t need you to understand technology in order to use it.

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

Xconomy

Downtown Works is a co-working space for technology startups that opened last month in a completely renovated office building at the corner of India and West B streets. As entrepreneurs, “Most of us have a diamond in the rough, and you polish it by talking with others.”. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.).

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

Xconomy

Bock, who died last Wednesday at 56, was a life sciences entrepreneur and investor who helped start or finance dozens of companies that have a combined market value estimated today at roughly $70 billion. It was during this time, she recalled, when Bock met Kevin Kinsella of San Diego’s Avalon Ventures. They had a lot of fun.”.

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more. After Chumby, I was EIR for Avalon Ventures, and was looking at a couple of different opportunities, ranging from 3D printing, to Machine-to-Machine communications, medical IT, and sports there. Tell us a little bit about this new startup?

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How SportStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

socalTECH

We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more. After Chumby, I was EIR for Avalon Ventures, and was looking at a couple of different opportunities, ranging from 3D printing, to Machine-to-Machine communications, medical IT, and sports there. Tell us a little bit about this new startup?

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Today Only: Save $70 for Human Impact of Innovation on April 19th

Xconomy

Xconomy is convening life sciences and technology founders, executives, investors, and entrepreneurs for an afternoon of fireside chats and solo talks at Human Impact of Innovation. Come find out on Apirl 19th at The Illumina Theater at the Alexandria at Torrey Pines.