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Reflections on 2019: Greg Monterrosa, Startup Community Leader

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Today, we share the thoughts of Greg Monterrosa ,a startup community leader who is currently Startup Weekend organizer, facilitator, and mentor and was a former Founder of MyLLC.com and Hub101. The continued growth of startup communities in Los Angeles. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?

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CheapAir.com Aims At Bitcoin Cash Users

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Calabasas-based online travel booking site CheapAir.com is ramping up its attention on cryptocurrency users, saying on Wednesday that it has partnered with Bitcoin.com to support Bitcoin Cash. CheapAir.com has long been a supporter of cryptocurrency users, having first started accepting Bitcoin for payment back in 2013.

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Aligned TeleHealth Gets $12M

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Calabasas-based Aligned TeleHealth , a provider of telemedicine services, said this morning that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding round. The startup is led by Nitin Nanda, M.D. The funding came from SV Life Sciences (SVLS). Michael Baluth and Gene Hill, both of SVLS, have joined Aligned TeleHealth's board of directors.

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Getting To The Next Level In Cloud Storage, With IDrive

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Companies like Dropbox, Microsoft, Google, and many others are setting the standard for those cloud services. So, if you''re a cloud storage provider, how do you get to the next level in terms of your service and company? IDrive/Pro SoftNet is based in Calabasas. Raghu Kulkami: We are an online backup storage and sync service.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. the "startup culture" at the company as among reasons to work for the company.

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Southwest Airlines Tests Wi-Fi, Uses Row 44

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Southwest Airlines has begun testing its Wi-fi service, the firm said today, tapping Westlake Village-based Row 44 for equipment. Row 44 -- which is backed by PAR Capital Management -- is the latest spartup of John Guidon, who sold Calabasas-based Comcore Semiconductor to National Semiconductor in 1998 for $150M. READ MORE>>.

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Interview Therese Tucker, BlackLine Systems

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We spoke with Therese Tucker , CEO and founder of the Calabasas firm. We caught up with Therese to hear about her company and why it's growing. So, if you want to validate the balance in a bank account, someone opens up a spreadsheet and does work on it. What's the story behind Blackline, and how did it start?

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