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Techstars Studio CTO, In Irvine, Aims To Help Entrepreneurs

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Southern California startup founder Isaac Saldana --who co-founded SendGrid --is hoping to help other entrepreneurs create companies , after the $3 billion, all-stock acquisition of SendGrid by Twilio in October.

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Bill Gates wants Western countries to eat “synthetic meat”; Meatable has raised $47 million to make it

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These products don’t get at the full potential for cellular technology according to Daan Luining, Meatable’s chief technology officer. Early Stage is the premier ‘how-to’ event for startup entrepreneurs and investors.

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Adaptive Medias Names CTO

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Irvine-based Adaptive Medias , the developer of programmatic advertising technology which acquired StartEngine''s Ember back in December, said Thursday that it has named Bryan Nguyen as its Chief Technology Officer. Nguyen has previously served at MyBuys.com and Traffic Marketplace.

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The Stage Fund Sets Partner In Los Angeles

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The The Stage Fund , a investment and acquisition firm focused on acquiring turnaround companies, has tapped a longtime Southern California entrepreneur, Dan Tamkin , as a new Managing Partner in Los Angeles. According to the fund, Tamkin will be setting up a West Coast office for the fund, which is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Xconomy Voices, Episode 3: Nathan Myhrvold and TerraPower

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We’re pleased to bring you the third episode of Xconomy Voices , our new podcast featuring conversations with entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors from Xconomy’s home cities and regions.

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Backed by LG, AmazeVR is hoping to resurrect virtual reality’s consumer dreams

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For over 100 years entrepreneurs have come to Hollywood to try their luck in the dream factory and build an empire in the business of storytelling. Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment.

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Live streaming studio, Culture Genesis, launches its first show, the quiz-based Trivia Mob

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A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging to refashion the Los Angeles studio system for the digital age forming companies that combining live-streamed video, podcasts, and the newfound social media celebrities to craft entertainment for a new breed of consumer. “People want to see things for them by them,” says Rogers.