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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. After completing his MBA in 1985, Bock joined a now-defunct venture firm in Costa Mesa, CA. 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. I was at MP3.com, We sold both of those.

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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. I was at MP3.com, We sold both of those.

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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.