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New Group Looks To Bridge Gap Between Research, Companies

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Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. Tags: startups university research mentoring network tech. Both also have been active on Los Angeles Venture Association.

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

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What is the idea behind the Tech CEO Network? The Tech CEO Network is there to fill the gap. We've initially focused on university-based research groups, and as we've gotten up and running, we've found that there's no need to limit it to just universities. Thanks for the time today. Where is this talent coming from?

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Presenting Companies at CalTech

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This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. 8:30 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. 8:30 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Event Details. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.

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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage

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The NSF determined eight to ten years ago that the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants they were funding to academic teams, to commercialize technology, they were losing, because not many academics had the background to understand how to go out and source customers, and did not know how to run a startup.

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How TenOneTen Ventures Is Investing In LA's Technology Future

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Both Waxman and Elbaz are serial entrepreneurs, with many successes under their belt (Elbaz with Applied Semantics, which he sold to Google, Waxman with such companies as Firefly Networks, SpotRunner, and PeoplePC). There''s Caltech, the Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd, UCLA. We have a lot of world class universities here.

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