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Kumbaya Adds To Board

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Rancho Palos Verdes-based Kumbaya , a startup which is working on a device which combines connectivity, power, and content to "off-grid" communities--particularly in third world nations--said it has named Ms. Kay Ellen Consolver to its Board of Directors. Consolver has worked as an executive at ExxonMobil for more than 20 years.

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Kumbaya Joins Off Grid Solar Energy Group

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Rancho Palos Verdes-based Kumbaya , a startup developing devices that combine solar power, batteries, lighting, TV and radio, and a computer designed for deployment in third world countries, says it has joined the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA). Mike Freni is founder and CEO of Kumbaya. READ MORE>>.

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What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

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This week I attended the All Things D Conference in Ranchos Palos Verdes. He said he wanted to found this company (he had founded a previous company that sold for about $300 million) because he thought the Internet was a big idea. It is always a stellar event. But Elon Musk stole the show. by Dorrian Porter.