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Aspen Neuroscience Gets $70M

socalTECH

The company said the Series A funding will support the completion of all remaining IND-enabling studies and FDA submission of the IND relating to Aspen's lead product (ANPD001), as well as the recruitment and screening of a trial-ready cohort of persons with Parkinson disease and the manufacture of their cells for the lead product.

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Preview: 500 Startups Demo Day

Tech Zulu Event

On the bottom right hand corner of the screen, an ominous button reads ADD MORE STRESS? . The difference here, is the quick injection of capital and guidance to create bullet train-like growth. The clock boldly stated 46:23:50. 46 days, 23 hours, 50 minutes. “What does that do?” ” I wondered.

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Want to Know What Marc Andreessen’s Magic on Twitter is? Hint: It’s Not Tweetstorming

Both Sides of the Table

I never asked Marc why he stopped blogging but I presume it is some combo of having started a venture capital firm (which you might guess takes a bit of time) and also allowing some air time for his then-less-well-known compadre. To get on his radar screen. For much of the first few years of Twitter Marc was also notably absent.

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How Arivale Is Harnessing Genomics To Optimize Human Health and Wellness

socalTECH

It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data. In 2014, we did an IRB approved study when I was doing this for 30 to 40 percent of my time, where I learned three things. I entered into this study, and thought�since I'd been training for the Ironman�I'd be the healthiest person in the study.

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

Both Sides of the Table

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. He found out to get on the radar screens of Will Smith, P Diddy, Biggie Smalls – when Troy wasn’t even 20. So this essence is what I believe has allowed Troy to cross over so successfully.

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. We know we’re short of capital, particularly in LA. ” And the Kauffman Foundation just published a major study pointing out that all but the top 10% of VC firms fail to create value. .” The conflict is built in.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. He started targeting the ad by location and interest, and the number of potential people he was reaching began decreasing on screen (Facebook tells you dynamically). Tesla is not. It's a great talk.

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