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ScoreBig Bolsters Exec Team To Accelerate Growth

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Wilson was previously at Sidebar, and also had served at GoTV Networks, JAMDAT Mobile, and Citysearch, where he was founding engineer. ScoreBig, which is led by Adam Kanner, provides live entertainment ticket deals to consumers, while also helping live entertainment properties manage their unsold inventory.

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Need A Job? Come To Idealab Job Fair!

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Bill Gross and Idealab have founded or advanced development of more than 75 companies including Overture Services, eSolar, UberMedia, CitySearch, Picasa and Internet Brands.

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

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Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. (my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor). LA produced Applied Semantics that created AdSense and was bought by Google.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

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As a footnote, the Innovate Pasadena logo is IP--there''s some symbolism around IP, intellectual property, and internet protocol, because we''re more science oriented than the Westside, which is more entertainment content and consumer oriented. We want to create businesses and engage with entrepreneurs. Andy Wilson: Great question.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

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Sam Rogoway: I'm an entertainment attorney by trade, and have represented a number of the largest reality production companies, as well as award winning filmmakers, both scripted and documentark filmmakers. What's your background, and where did the idea for the business come from? That way, we're able to maintain our quality and consistency.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. North of the 101]. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report.

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