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Uber Launches In LA

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Uber, which is based in San Francisco, uses its smartphone application to connect riders with private sedan companies who serve those different cities. Uber's CEO, Travis Kalanick, is actually a Los Angeles native, having grown up in Northridge, saying in the blog post launching the service that he's a "3rd generation Angeleno".

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Catch #Mindshare50 Talks Live on TechZulu

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An electrical engineer by training he has built embedded medical devices, consulted on lean/agile, founded a couple of (failed) startups, worked as a VC, and has advised and invested in a small handful of early stage companies. Bushnell has started more than twenty companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.