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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Competition: Apple iPhone App Store Genius.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. That said, Amazon – through AWS – even without strong competition is as wonderful an experience as Amazon the eCommerce retailer feels to you as an online shopper. They came from a different perspective. Spawning of Micro VCs.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

One, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) has an office called the Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, which heads up the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) ( [link] ). and "new media" to connect with audiences. Innovation is the heart of national competitiveness. Army, for example.